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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 Davis Terrace (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 Davis Terrace. 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.

Name Variations for Davis Terrace ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Davis Terrace: Davis Ter. (or less commonly used: Davis Terr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Davis Terrace. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Davis Terrace.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

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

  • Cowlitz County     (The home county of Davis Terrace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Terrace, with the one closest to Davis Terrace listed first.
    • Kelso
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Longview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ostrander
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Longview Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Carrolls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rose Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • West Longview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
    • Pleasant Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Coal Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Castle Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kalama
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Bunker Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Terrace, with the one closest to Davis Terrace listed first.
    • Woodland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Etna is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • La Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Fargher Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fargher Lake is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargher Lake
    • Amboy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sara is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
    • Cherry Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • King Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • King Corner is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
    • Chelatchie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chelatchie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelatchie
    • Dollar's Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
    • Heisson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Terrace, with the one closest to Davis Terrace listed first.
    • Vader
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Toledo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Winlock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Urban
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
    • Wilson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Ethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Napavine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Salkum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Terrace, with the one closest to Davis Terrace listed first.
    • Eagle Cliff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
    • East Cathlamet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Cathlamet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Skamokawa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Terrace, with the one closest to Davis Terrace listed first.
    • Westport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Terrace, with the one closest to Davis Terrace listed first.
    • Rainier
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Prescott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Beaver Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Goble
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Reuben
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Mayger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Quincy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Deer Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Clatskanie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Columbia City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Helens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pittsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk

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

Cemeteries Near Davis Terrace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis Terrace.

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 Davis Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Kelso.
    • The Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Kelso IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #281134 <2>
  • Catlin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Hills Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dibblee House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockport Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockport Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pleasant Hill.
    • The Stockport Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #545650 <2>
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Kelso
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Rainier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Lexington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lexington is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Carrolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Reuben
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
  • Goble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
  • Kalama
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Castle Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Apiary ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Apiary is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
  • Mayger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
  • Stella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Silver Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Deer Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sightly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sightly is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightly
    • Oak Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point

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

Newspapers Published in Davis Terrace ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis Terrace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis Terrace, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davis Terrace.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Davis Terrace:

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