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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 Deep River (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 Deep River. 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 Deep River ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Deep River: Deep Riv.

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 southeast 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 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.

Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wahkiakum County: Clatsop (OR), Columbia (OR), Cowlitz, Lewis & Pacific.

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

  • Wahkiakum County     (The home county of Deep River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
    • Rosburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grays River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Altoona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altoona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Dahlia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Brookfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Skamokawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cathlamet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Cathlamet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Eagle Cliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Cliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Cowlitz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
    • Stella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
    • Ryderwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
      • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
    • Pe Ell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Doty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pacific County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
    • Naselle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knappton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County
    • Megler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
      • Megler is located in Pacific County
    • Chinook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lebam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Breakers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County
    • Ilwaco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Long Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Seaview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort Canby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
    • Pacific City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Pacific County
    • Menlo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
      • Menlo is located in Pacific County
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
    • Tongue Point Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Brownsmead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Svensen Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Astoria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
      • Astoria is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <1>
    • Clifton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jeffers Garden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Hammond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Warrenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,739 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <1>
    • Westport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gearhart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gearhart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
      • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <1>
    • Seaside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
      • Seaside is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,926 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <1>
    • Jewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
    • Clatskanie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Quincy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishhawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Mayger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)

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

Cemeteries Near Deep River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deep River.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep River Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Deep River.
    • The Deep River Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Deep River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232653 <4>
  • Seal River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Salmon Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rosburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays River Grange Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Paceful Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paceful Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paceful Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Skamokawa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76793 <4>
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 (OR).
    • 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 <4>
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Maplewood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39081 <4>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crestview Greenwood Cemetery
      • Green Wood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38848 <4>
    • Lone Fir Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Fir Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Fir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Deep River had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Grays River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frankfort ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Pacific County
  • Naselle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Knappton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knappton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
    • Knappton is located in Pacific County
  • Brookfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Knappa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knappa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
    • Knappa is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Skamokawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Astoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Astoria is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <1>
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Lebam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Olney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Cathlamet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ilwaco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort Canby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
    • Skipanon ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
      • Skipanon is located in Clatsop County (OR)

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

Newspapers Published in Deep River ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deep River.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deep River, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deep River.

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 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 Deep River:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deep River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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- Deep River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deep River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3484, Longitude: -123.6851       In this case, the coordinates for Deep River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Deep River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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