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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 Vernonia (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 Vernonia. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Vernonia 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 Vernonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vernonia:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Vernonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernonia, with the one closest to Vernonia listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Warren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Clatskanie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Scappoose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint Helens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
      • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <2>
    • Beaver Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
    • Columbia City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Goble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
      • Goble is located in Columbia County
    • Reuben
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County
    • Prescott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Clatsop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernonia, with the one closest to Vernonia listed first.
    • Jewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
    • Westport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
    • Brownsmead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernonia, with the one closest to Vernonia listed first.
    • Burlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernonia, with the one closest to Vernonia listed first.
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan's Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Jordan Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
      • Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernonia, with the one closest to Vernonia listed first.
    • Timber
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Manning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Banks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <2>
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie is located in Washington County
      • Christie has also been known as:
      • Carstens
    • Gales Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kansas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County
    • North Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains
      • North Plains is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Plains <2>
    • Watts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Watts is located in Washington County
    • Forest Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cornelius
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
      • Cornelius is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <2>
    • Dilley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
      • Dilley is located in Washington County
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernonia, with the one closest to Vernonia listed first.
    • Ridgefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
      • Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
    • La Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Felida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Lake Shore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Mount Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
      • Mount Vista is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Salmon Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Dollar's Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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)
    • King Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
      • King Corner is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Hazel Dell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernonia, with the one closest to Vernonia listed first.
    • Kalama
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
      • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <2>
    • Carrolls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <2>
    • Stella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • West Longview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Kelso
      (23 miles [37 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 <2>
    • Rose Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Coal Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Longview Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Ostrander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Ariel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vernonia, with the one closest to Vernonia listed first.
    • East Cathlamet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Cathlamet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vernonia ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernonia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vernonia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vernonia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vernonia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Vernonia.

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 helpful 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 Vernonia:

Cemeteries Near Vernonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vernonia.

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 Vernonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Vernonia Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hall - Tipton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hall - Tipton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall - Tipton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375916 <5>
  • Vernonia Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • North Cemetery of Clear Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilark Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilark Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilark Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph Polish Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilark Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422989 <5>
  • Deeds Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Deeds Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515335 <5>
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427008 <5>
  • Mist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pisgah Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pisgah Home Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39289 <5>
  • Buxton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fishhawk Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Kobel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Apiary Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayward Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayward Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vernonia had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Vernonia had a population of 2,295 people.

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

  • Pittsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Keasey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keasey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
    • Keasey is located in Columbia County
  • Mist
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
    • Mist is located in Columbia County
  • Buxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Washington County
  • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
  • Manning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Apiary ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apiary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
    • Apiary is located in Columbia County
  • Glenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Washington County
  • Scappoose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clatskanie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
    • Mountaindale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountaindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
      • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
    • Saint Helens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
      • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vernonia. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Vernonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vernonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8587, Longitude: -123.1856    
<5>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.
<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 Vernonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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