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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Cathlapotle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cathlapotle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cathlapotle, please Contact Us.

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 Cathlapotle (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 Cathlapotle. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Cathlapotle is historic, it would have been located within present day Clark 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 Clark County: Columbia (OR), Multnomah (OR), Cowlitz & Skamania.

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Cathlapotle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cathlapotle, with the one closest to Cathlapotle listed first.
    • Ridgefield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • La Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Sara
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sara is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
    • Dollar's Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
    • King Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • King Corner is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
    • Cherry Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Etna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Etna is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Felida
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Felida is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Mount Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Vista is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
    • Battle Ground
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowlitz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cathlapotle, with the one closest to Cathlapotle listed first.
    • Kalama
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ariel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrolls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rose Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Kelso
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
    • Longview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Longview Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Ostrander
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • West Longview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
    • Pleasant Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Cougar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coal Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Clackamas County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cathlapotle, with the one closest to Cathlapotle listed first.
    • Lake Oswego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Happy Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cathlapotle, with the one closest to Cathlapotle listed first.
    • Saint Helens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Columbia City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Scappoose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Goble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Reuben
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Prescott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Beaver Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Rainier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <2>
    • Pittsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Vernonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Vernonia is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <2>
  • Multnomah County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cathlapotle, with the one closest to Cathlapotle listed first.
    • Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Albina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Portland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Portland is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
    • Maywood Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurelhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Montavilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Hillsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hazelwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Russellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
  • Washington County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cathlapotle, with the one closest to Cathlapotle listed first.
    • Bethany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • West Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • West Union is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • Mountaindale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountaindale is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • North Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • Rockcreek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockcreek is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
    • Cedar Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Banks
      (22 miles [35.4 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 <2>
    • Buxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Cathlapotle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cathlapotle.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

  • Ridgefield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Helens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Columbia City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Caples
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Caples is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caples
  • Woodland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pioneer is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • La Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Deer Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sara
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sara is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
  • Hayes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayes is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
  • Scappoose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Felida
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Felida is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Etna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Etna is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Kalama
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Cathlapotle ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cathlapotle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cathlapotle, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cathlapotle.

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 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 Cathlapotle:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cathlapotle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Cathlapotle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.