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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 Wamic (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 Wamic. 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 and 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.

Wamic is located in Wasco 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 Wasco County: Clackamas, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Marion, Sherman, Wheeler & Klickitat (WA).

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

  • Wasco County     (The home county of Wamic)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wamic, with the one closest to Wamic listed first.
    • Pine Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
      • Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
    • Tygh Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wapinitia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
      • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
    • Friend ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
      • Friend is located in Wasco County
    • Kingsley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
    • Maupin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maupin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin
      • Maupin is located in Wasco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maupin <2>
    • Pine Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Wasco County
    • Nansene
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nansene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
      • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Dufur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Simnasho
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho
      • Simnasho is located in Wasco County
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Wasco County
  • Clackamas County
  • Hood River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wamic, with the one closest to Wamic listed first.
    • Mount Hood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
      • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
    • Parkdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <2>
    • Lenz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
      • Lenz is located in Hood River County
      • Lenz has also been known as:
      • Sherman Spur
    • Odell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <2>
  • Jackson County
    • Pinehurst
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
  • Sherman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wamic, with the one closest to Wamic listed first.
    • Grass Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Rosebush ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
      • Rosebush is located in Sherman County
    • Kent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Klickitat County (WA)

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

Cemeteries Near Wamic ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wamic.

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

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

  • Wamic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wamic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wamic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Tygh Valley.
    • The Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tygh Valley Cemetery
  • Graveyard Butte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wapinitia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wapinitia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wapinitia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kingsley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warner Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Buzan Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Criterion Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Criterion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Criterion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wamic had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Tygh Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wapinitia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
    • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
  • Kingsley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
  • Nansene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nansene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
  • Dufur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
  • Bakeoven
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakeoven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
    • Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
  • Grass Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • The Dalles
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Kent
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Wamic ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wamic.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wamic, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wamic.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wamic:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wamic. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.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>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 Wamic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wamic) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wamic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2282, Longitude: -121.2692       In this case, the coordinates for Wamic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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