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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 Warrenton (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 Warrenton. 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.

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

  • Clatsop County     (The home county of Warrenton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warrenton, with the one closest to Warrenton listed first.
    • Hammond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeffers Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
    • Astoria
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Tongue Point Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
    • Gearhart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Svensen Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
    • Seaside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brownsmead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Cannon Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tolovana Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Clifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Columbia County
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
  • Pacific County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warrenton, with the one closest to Warrenton listed first.
    • Megler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
    • Chinook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
    • Fort Canby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
    • Pacific City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pacific City is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Ilwaco
      (10 miles [16.1 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>
    • Seaview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Naselle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Breakers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
    • Ocean Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nahcotta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warrenton, with the one closest to Warrenton listed first.
    • Altoona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Dahlia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Deep River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Rosburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Grays River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Skamokawa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cathlamet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • East Cathlamet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet

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

Cemeteries Near Warrenton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warrenton.

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

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

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

  • Warrenton Pauper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ocean View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ft. Stevens Post Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clatsop Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lewis & Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Ilwaco Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grave Of The Unknown Sailor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lone Fir Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Paceful Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Warrenton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Warrenton.

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

  • Skipanon ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Skipanon is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
  • Astoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chadwell ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
  • Melville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Melville is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Knappton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Olney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Olney is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Fort Canby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
  • Ilwaco
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Frankfort ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frankfort is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Seaside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Naselle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Knappa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Knappa is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Deep River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Brookfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Cannon Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Warrenton ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warrenton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Warrenton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Warrenton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Warrenton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Warrenton.

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 Warrenton:

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>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 Warrenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warrenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.