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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 Dole (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 Dole. 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 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.

Dole is located in 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 Dole. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dole:

  • Clark County     (The home county of Dole)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dole, with the one closest to Dole listed first.
    • Venersborg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Venersborg is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venersborg
    • Yacolt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hockinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hockinson is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockinson
    • Heisson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kumtux
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Kumtux is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumtux
    • Sunnyside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Lewisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lewisville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Chelatchie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Chelatchie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelatchie
    • Amboy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
    • Battle Ground
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brush Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cowlitz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dole, with the one closest to Dole listed first.
    • Ariel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cougar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kalama
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Skamania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dole, with the one closest to Dole listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
    • Skamania
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
    • Stabler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Stabler is located in Skamania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler
    • Moffetts Hot Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
    • North Bonneville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stevenson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Carson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Clackamas County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dole, with the one closest to Dole listed first.
    • Aims
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
    • Boring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Damascus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Damascus is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
    • Happy Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Sandy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sandy is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
    • Sunnyside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Carver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Marmot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Clackamas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Oatfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
    • Eagle Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dole, with the one closest to Dole listed first.
    • Saint Helens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Columbia City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Warren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Deer Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scappoose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Goble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Reuben
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
  • Hood River County (OR)
    • Cascade Locks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Multnomah County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dole, with the one closest to Dole listed first.
    • Corbett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Latourell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Latourell is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
      • Former names for Latourell:
      • Latourell Falls
      • Rooster Rock
    • Troutdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <1>
    • Wood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bridal Veil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gresham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gresham is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <1>
    • Powell Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Rockwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Dodson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dodson is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Warrendale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Warrendale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
    • Maywood Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dole, with the one closest to Dole listed first.
    • Bethany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Cedar Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Slope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Slope is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • Cedar Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlene Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
    • Oak Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • Raleigh Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Metzger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Rockcreek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockcreek is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
    • West Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Union is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union

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

Cemeteries Near Dole ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dole.

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

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

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

  • Finn Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gravel Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elim Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dublin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brush Prairie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fern Prairie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Washougal Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Fargher Lake.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hazen Cemetery
    • View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76951 <3>
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Center Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Yale Memorial Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yale Memorial Cemetery is located
      • The Yale Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271092 <3>

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

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

  • Hockinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hockinson is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockinson
  • Lewisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lewisville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Brush Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Proebstel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Proebstel is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
  • Fern Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
  • Amboy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Battle Ground
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Washougal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fisher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pioneer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Etna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Etna is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Troutdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <1>
    • Latourell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Latourell is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
      • Former names for Latourell:
      • Latourell Falls
      • Rooster Rock

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

Newspapers Published in Dole ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dole.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dole, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dole.

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 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 Dole:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Dole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.