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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 South Scappoose (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 South Scappoose. 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.

Name Variations for South Scappoose ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Scappoose: S. Scappoose

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

South Scappoose is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Clatsop, Multnomah, Washington, Clark (WA), Cowlitz (WA) & Wahkiakum (WA).

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of South Scappoose)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Scappoose, with the one closest to South Scappoose listed first.
    • Scappoose
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Warren
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Helens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Columbia City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Deer Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Vernonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Goble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Reuben
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Beaver Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Prescott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Prescott is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Keasey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Keasey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Scappoose, with the one closest to South Scappoose listed first.
    • Lake Oswego
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rivergrove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Tualatin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Christie is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Oak Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stafford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Marylhurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oatfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
    • Clackamas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Happy Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings Lodge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
    • Johnson City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Scappoose, with the one closest to South Scappoose listed first.
    • Burlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Albina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Portland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurelhurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Hillsdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Maywood Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Montavilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Russellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Woodstock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Hazelwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Tillamook County
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Scappoose, with the one closest to South Scappoose listed first.
    • Mountaindale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • North Plains
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Union is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • Bethany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Rockcreek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rockcreek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Christie is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie has also been known as:
      • Carstens
    • Oak Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • Banks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Banks is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <1>
    • Manning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Buxton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Scappoose, with the one closest to South Scappoose listed first.
    • Cove Orchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Newberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Scappoose, with the one closest to South Scappoose listed first.
    • Felida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Sara
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
    • Ridgefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Shore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Mount Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Vista is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
    • Salmon Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
    • Pioneer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Hazel Dell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnehaha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Vancouver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Barberton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Scappoose, with the one closest to South Scappoose listed first.
    • Kalama
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <1>
    • Ariel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrolls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rose Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Kelso
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <1>
    • Longview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <1>
    • West Longview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
    • Longview Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights

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

Cemeteries Near South Scappoose ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Scappoose.

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 South Scappoose - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 South Scappoose in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Scappoose.

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

  • Scappoose
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Holbrook is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dixie is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Felida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
  • Sara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
  • Ridgefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Helens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Linnton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Linnton is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnton
  • Columbia City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mountaindale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
  • Glencoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glencoe is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pioneer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Caples
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Caples is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caples
    • West Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Union is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union

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

Newspapers Published in South Scappoose ...

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 205 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Scappoose.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Scappoose, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Scappoose.

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 professional and volunteer 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 South Scappoose:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Scappoose) 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 South Scappoose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.