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 Tongue Point Village (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 Tongue Point Village. 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 Tongue Point Village ...
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 Tongue Point Village: Tongue Pt. Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Tongue Point Village 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 Tongue Point Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tongue Point Village:
- Clatsop County (The home county of Tongue Point Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tongue Point Village, with the one closest to Tongue Point Village listed first.
- Astoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jeffers Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
- Svensen Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
- Chadwell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownsmead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
- Gearhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Seaside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Cannon Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tongue Point Village, with the one closest to Tongue Point Village listed first.
- Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
- Clatskanie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cowlitz County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tongue Point Village, with the one closest to Tongue Point Village listed first.
- Oak Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Pacific County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tongue Point Village, with the one closest to Tongue Point Village listed first.
- Knappton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
- Megler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
- Chinook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Naselle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Canby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
- Ilwaco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City is located in Pacific County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Seaview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breakers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breakers is located in Pacific County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
- Long Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nahcotta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lebam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wahkiakum County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tongue Point Village, with the one closest to Tongue Point Village listed first.
- Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Dahlia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
- Deep River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 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 northeast)
- Grays River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skamokawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cathlamet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Cathlamet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
- Eagle Cliff
(25 miles [40.2 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 Tongue Point Village, see our County-by-County Page for Tongue Point Village.
Cemeteries Near Tongue Point Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tongue Point Village.
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 Tongue Point Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tongue Point Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tongue Point Village, with the one closest to Tongue Point Village listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Lewis & Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] 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>
- Warrenton Pauper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clatsop Plains Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knappa Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39309 <2>
- Ft. Stevens Post Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eden Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Seal River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep River Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Deep River (WA).
- The Deep River Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deep River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232653 <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 Tongue Point Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tongue Point Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tongue Point Village, with the one closest to Tongue Point Village listed first.
- Astoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Knappton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
- Frankfort ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frankfort is located in Pacific County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Olney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Chadwell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
- Skipanon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skipanon is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
- Knappa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knappa is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Deep River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Naselle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grays River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Ilwaco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Canby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tongue Point Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tongue Point Village.
Newspapers Published in Tongue Point Village ...
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 Tongue Point Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tongue Point Village, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tongue Point Village.
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 Tongue Point Village:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Clatsop County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Cowlitz County
- Pacific County
- Wahkiakum County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
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- Tongue Point Village) 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 Tongue Point Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |