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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 Svensen (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 Svensen. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Svensen is located in Clatsop 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 Clatsop County: Columbia, Tillamook, Washington, Pacific (WA) & Wahkiakum (WA).

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

  • Clatsop County     (The home county of Svensen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Svensen, with the one closest to Svensen listed first.
    • Svensen Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
    • Tongue Point Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
    • Brownsmead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Astoria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Jeffers Garden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Warrenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Westport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gearhart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Seaside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Svensen, with the one closest to Svensen listed first.
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Clatskanie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Quincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Mayger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Keasey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Keasey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
    • Pittsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Svensen, with the one closest to Svensen listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Bunker Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Stella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Coal Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Pacific County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Svensen, with the one closest to Svensen listed first.
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
    • Megler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
    • Chinook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Naselle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ilwaco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ilwaco is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilwaco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilwaco <1>
    • Fort Canby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
    • Pacific City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pacific City is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Long Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Breakers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
    • Lebam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nahcotta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocean Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Svensen, with the one closest to Svensen listed first.
    • Altoona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Dahlia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Brookfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Rosburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Skamokawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deep River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Cathlamet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Grays River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • East Cathlamet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Eagle Cliff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff

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

Cemeteries Near Svensen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Svensen.

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 Svensen - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Svensen Junction.
    • The Svensen Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Svensen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38789 <2>
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crestview Greenwood Cemetery
    • Green Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38848 <2>
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lewis & Clark Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Seal River Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rosburg Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays River Grange Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...

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

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

  • Knappa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Knappa is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
  • Olney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Olney is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Frankfort ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankfort is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Brookfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Astoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clifton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Chadwell ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
  • Knappton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Melville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Melville is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Skamokawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
  • Skipanon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Skipanon is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Westport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cathlamet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Grays River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Svensen ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Svensen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Svensen, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Svensen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Svensen:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Svensen) 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 Svensen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.