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 Caples (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 Caples. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Caples is located in Cowlitz County.
To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cowlitz County: Columbia (OR), Clark, Lewis, Skamania & Wahkiakum.
Below are the counties that are near Caples. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caples:
- Cowlitz County (The home county of Caples)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caples, with the one closest to Caples listed first.
- Kalama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ariel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carrolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Kelso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Ostrander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- West Longview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Coal Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caples, with the one closest to Caples listed first.
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- La Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Sara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sara is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Dollar's Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
- King Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- King Corner is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
- Fargher Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fargher Lake is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargher Lake
- Cherry Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Felida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Felida is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Battle Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wahkiakum County
- Eagle Cliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Columbia County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caples, with the one closest to Caples listed first.
- Columbia City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
- Reuben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Scappoose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Rainier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Vernonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Multnomah County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caples, with the one closest to Caples listed first.
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Albina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Maywood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montavilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Washington County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caples, with the one closest to Caples listed first.
- Mountaindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- West Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- North Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Rockcreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- Banks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Banks is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <1>
- Buxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Manning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Cedar Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marlene Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caples, see our County-by-County Page for Caples.
Cemeteries Near Caples ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caples.
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 Caples - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caples covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caples, with the one closest to Caples listed first.
- Kinder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Woodland.
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986229 <2>
- Martins Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Yankton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yankton - Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethany Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Kalama IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama IOOF Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kalama IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Kalama.
- The Kalama IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- Kalama IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146334 <2>
- Columbia Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frank Abel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Abel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Abel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229827 <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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Caples had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caples, with the one closest to Caples listed first.
- Columbia City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deer Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Kalama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
- Reuben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Carrolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scappoose
(11 miles [17.7 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 Caples. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caples.
Newspapers Published in Caples ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caples.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caples, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caples.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Caples:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Cowlitz County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Wahkiakum County
- Columbia County
- Multnomah County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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 Caples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Caples) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |