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 Swedetown (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 Swedetown. 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.
Swedetown is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Clatsop, Multnomah, Washington, Clark (WA), Cowlitz (WA) & Wahkiakum (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Swedetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swedetown:
- Columbia County (The home county of Swedetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown, with the one closest to Swedetown listed first.
- Clatskanie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Columbia County
- Mayger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
- Mayger is located in Columbia County
- Rainier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
- Rainier is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <1>
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Goble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
- Goble is located in Columbia County
- Reuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Reuben is located in Columbia County
- Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishhawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
- Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
- Vernonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deer Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clatsop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown, with the one closest to Swedetown listed first.
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Clatsop County
- Jewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Jewell is located in Clatsop County
- Vinemaple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinemaple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
- Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
- Brownsmead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
- Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
- Svensen Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
- Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
- Multnomah County
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown, with the one closest to Swedetown listed first.
- Timber
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Manning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountaindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountaindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Banks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Kansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown, with the one closest to Swedetown listed first.
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- La Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Etna is located in Clark County (WA)
- Pioneer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Clark County (WA)
- Sara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
- Felida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- King Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
- King Corner is located in Clark County (WA)
- Cherry Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cherry Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Dollar's Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
- Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County (WA)
- Cowlitz County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown, with the one closest to Swedetown listed first.
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
- West Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Carrolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Oak Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Kelso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <1>
- Kalama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longview Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Rose Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Ostrander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Castle Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown, with the one closest to Swedetown listed first.
- Vader
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wahkiakum County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown, with the one closest to Swedetown listed first.
- Eagle Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Cliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- East Cathlamet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
- East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Cathlamet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skamokawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Dahlia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
- Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altoona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swedetown, see our County-by-County Page for Swedetown.
Cemeteries Near Swedetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swedetown.
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 Swedetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swedetown, with the one closest to Swedetown listed first.
- Apiary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Woodbine Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #495875 <4>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cedar Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38613 <4>
- Deeds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deeds Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Deeds Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515335 <4>
- Stewart Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the United Brethren Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427008 <4>
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- Kobel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kobel Cemetery
- The Kobel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goble Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38832 <4>
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dibblee House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dibblee House
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dibblee House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2426176 <4>
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.<6>
While we didn't find Swedetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swedetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swedetown, with the one closest to Swedetown listed first.
- Apiary ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apiary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
- Apiary is located in Columbia County
- Clatskanie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mist
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
- Mist is located in Columbia County
- Rainier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
- Rainier is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <1>
- Mayger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
- Mayger is located in Columbia County
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Eagle Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Cliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishhawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
- Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
- Oak Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Reuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Reuben is located in Columbia County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
- Goble is located in Columbia County
- Carrolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kelso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swedetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swedetown.
Newspapers Published in Swedetown ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swedetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swedetown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swedetown.
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 Swedetown:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clatsop County
- Multnomah County
- Washington County
- Clark County
- Cowlitz County
- Lewis County
- Wahkiakum County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swedetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 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. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Swedetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swedetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0412, Longitude: -123.1079 In this case, the coordinates for Swedetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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 Swedetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |