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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Simnasho (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Simnasho. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Simnasho is located in Wasco County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wasco County: Clackamas, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Marion, Sherman, Wheeler & Klickitat (WA).

Below are the counties that are near Simnasho. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simnasho:

  • Wasco County     (The home county of Simnasho)
  • Clackamas County
  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simnasho, with the one closest to Simnasho listed first.
    • Warm Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
      • Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <2>
    • Mecca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Madras
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
      • Madras is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <2>
    • Metolius
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metolius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metolius
      • Metolius is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metolius <2>
    • Grandview ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simnasho, see our County-by-County Page for Simnasho.

Cemeteries Near Simnasho ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simnasho.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simnasho covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simnasho, with the one closest to Simnasho listed first.

  • Simnasho Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simnasho Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simnasho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wapinitia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wapinitia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wapinitia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hot Springs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hot Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hot Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graveyard Butte Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruno Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruno Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tenino Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tenino Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tenino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wamic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wamic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wamic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Criterion Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Criterion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Criterion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milo Gard Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milo Gard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milo Gard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Seekseequa Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seekseequa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seekseequa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Simnasho in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simnasho.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Simnasho, with the one closest to Simnasho listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simnasho. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simnasho.

Newspapers Published in Simnasho ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simnasho.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simnasho, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simnasho.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Simnasho:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simnasho. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Simnasho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simnasho) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simnasho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9729, Longitude: -121.3499    









 

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