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Introduction ...

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

We've added Crego to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crego, 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 Crego (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 Crego. 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 Crego is historic, it would have been located within present day Lewis 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 Lewis County: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum & Yakima.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Crego)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crego, with the one closest to Crego listed first.
    • Adna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Curtis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Claquato
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Claquato is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
    • Newaukum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
    • Fayette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayette is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Chehalis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Napavine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fords Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
    • Galvin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Centralia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Urban
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
    • Winlock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Doty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cowlitz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crego, with the one closest to Crego listed first.
    • Ryderwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
    • Olequa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
    • Castle Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Silver Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Toutle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Bunker Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Coal Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Oak Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Stella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Longview Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Ostrander
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • West Longview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crego, with the one closest to Crego listed first.
    • Chehalis Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
    • Oakville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Porter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Malone - Porter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
    • Malone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pacific County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crego, with the one closest to Crego listed first.
    • Lebam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Menlo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Menlo is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crego, with the one closest to Crego listed first.
    • Grand Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Independence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Independence is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Rochester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bucoda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
    • Tenino
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Littlerock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • McIntosh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • Rainier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Olympia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tumwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Kellys Korner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crego, with the one closest to Crego listed first.
    • Skamokawa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Cliff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • Mayger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger

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

Cemeteries Near Crego ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crego.

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

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

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

  • Claquato Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Snow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Falls Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Grand Mound Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lone Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Oakville Pioneer Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Alpha Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Forest Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Crego in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crego.

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

  • Claquato
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Claquato is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
  • Newaukum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
  • Fayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Boistfort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boistfort is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boistfort
  • Chehalis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Napavine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Winlock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Centralia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pe Ell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cowlitz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowlitz is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz
  • Toledo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Crego ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crego.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crego, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crego.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crego:

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 Crego, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crego) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.