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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Sinamox (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 Sinamox. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Sinamox is located in Wasco County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties may 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 Sinamox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sinamox:

  • Wasco County     (The home county of Sinamox)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinamox, with the one closest to Sinamox listed first.
    • Nansene
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Nansene is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rice is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Dufur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Endersby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Endersby is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
    • Kingsley ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Tygh Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maupin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Friend ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Friend is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
    • Fairbanks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Celilo Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
    • The Dalles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilliam County
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ajax is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
  • Jackson County
    • Pinehurst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Sherman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinamox, with the one closest to Sinamox listed first.
    • Grass Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rosebush ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosebush is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
    • Moro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Moro is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
    • Gordon ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • De Moss Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
    • Monkland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Monkland is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
    • Kent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wasco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Klondike
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Klondike is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Biggs Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sinks ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sinks is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
    • Rufus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Klickitat County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinamox, with the one closest to Sinamox listed first.
    • Wishram
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dallesport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryhill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lyle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Sinamox ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sinamox.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sinamox - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Michigan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Warner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moro Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Moro.
    • The Moro Cemetery has also been known as:
    • American Legion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38534 <2>
  • Rice Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buzan Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rose Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Moro.
    • The Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39358 <2>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kent IOOF Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eightmile Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Kingsley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • De Moss Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the De Moss Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Moro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38702 <2>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Grass Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nansene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
  • Moro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moro is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
  • Rutledge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rutledge is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Dufur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • De Moss Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
  • Kingsley ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Tygh Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Monkland is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
  • Wasco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bakeoven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
    • Wamic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Biggs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Biggs is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs

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

Newspapers Published in Sinamox ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sinamox.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sinamox, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sinamox.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sinamox:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sinamox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Sinamox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.