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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 Dot (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 Dot. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Dot is located in Klickitat 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 Klickitat County: Gilliam (OR), Hood River (OR), Morrow (OR), Sherman (OR), Wasco (OR), Benton, Skamania & Yakima.

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

  • Klickitat County     (The home county of Dot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dot, with the one closest to Dot listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Klickitat County
    • Bickleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Roosevelt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluelight
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
      • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County
    • Goldendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Maryhill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blockhouse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
      • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Yakima County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dot, with the one closest to Dot listed first.
    • Satus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satus
      • Satus is located in Yakima County
    • Mabton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilliam County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dot, with the one closest to Dot listed first.
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Olex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
      • Olex is located in Gilliam County (OR)
  • Sherman County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dot, with the one closest to Dot listed first.
    • Sinks ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
      • Sinks is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Rufus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
      • Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <1>
    • Klondike
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Wasco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
      • Wasco is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <1>
    • Biggs Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
      • Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <1>
    • De Moss Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Monkland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
      • Monkland is located in Sherman County (OR)

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

Newspapers Published in Dot ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dot, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dot.

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 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 Dot:

Cemeteries Near Dot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dot.

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 Dot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Huit - Juniper Canyon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Arlington Masonic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Masonic Cemetery
  • Onepennee Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onepennee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onepennee Cemetery
  • Sixprong Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixprong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixprong Cemetery
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
  • Glade Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glade Cemetery
  • Emigrant Springs Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cyrus Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Sampson Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eightmile Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eightmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eightmile Cemetery
  • Toweatmy Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toweatmy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toweatmy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Meninik Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meninik Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meninik Cemetery
    • Sunrise Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • Wasco Methodist Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wasco Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wasco Methodist Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dot had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cleveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Klickitat County
  • Bickleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Willows
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Willows is located in Gilliam County (OR)
  • Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emigrant Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
    • Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Rufus
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
    • Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <1>
  • Goldendale
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Wasco
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
    • Wasco is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <1>
  • Cecil
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Cecil is located in Morrow County (OR)
  • Olex
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County (OR)
  • Biggs
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
    • Biggs is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Blockhouse
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • De Moss Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Monkland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
      • Monkland is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Mabton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8665, Longitude: -120.3453       In this case, the coordinates for Dot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Dot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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