Our Genealogy Helper
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 East Cathlamet (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 East Cathlamet. 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 East Cathlamet ...
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 East Cathlamet: E. Cathlamet
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County: Clatsop (OR), Columbia (OR), Cowlitz, Lewis & Pacific.
Below are the counties that are near East Cathlamet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Cathlamet:
- Wahkiakum County (The home county of East Cathlamet)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cathlamet, with the one closest to East Cathlamet listed first.
- Cathlamet
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eagle Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Skamokawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Dahlia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
- Altoona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Grays River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Cowlitz County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cathlamet, with the one closest to East Cathlamet listed first.
- Oak Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Coal Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- West Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
- Longview Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Ryderwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
- Longview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Castle Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kelso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ostrander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cathlamet, with the one closest to East Cathlamet listed first.
- Vader
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pe Ell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pacific County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cathlamet, with the one closest to East Cathlamet listed first.
- Knappton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knappton is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
- Megler
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Megler is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
- Naselle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lebam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chinook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clatsop County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cathlamet, with the one closest to East Cathlamet listed first.
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Brownsmead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
- Svensen Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
- Jewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Tongue Point Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
- Astoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vinemaple
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
- Jeffers Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
- Chadwell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Columbia County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cathlamet, with the one closest to East Cathlamet listed first.
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Clatskanie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
- Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
- Rainier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Keasey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Keasey is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
- Vernonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prescott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Goble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
- Reuben
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Cathlamet, see our County-by-County Page for East Cathlamet.
Cemeteries Near East Cathlamet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Cathlamet.
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 East Cathlamet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Cathlamet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Cathlamet, with the one closest to East Cathlamet listed first.
- Cathlamet Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathlamet Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cathlamet Pioneer Cemetery is located in Cathlamet.
- The Cathlamet Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231306 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Cathlamet.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76832 <2>
- Westport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grasseth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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<3> to the north of Skamokawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76793 <2>
- Oak Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Murray Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abernathy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (64 more) ...
- Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knappa Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39309 <2>
- Stewart Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 East Cathlamet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Cathlamet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Cathlamet, with the one closest to East Cathlamet listed first.
- Cathlamet
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Eagle Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Skamokawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Clatskanie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Knappa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Knappa is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Mayger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
- Mist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mist is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
- Grays River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Cathlamet. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Cathlamet.
Newspapers Published in East Cathlamet ...
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 East Cathlamet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Cathlamet, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Cathlamet.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 East Cathlamet:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Wahkiakum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowlitz County
- Lewis County
- Pacific County
- Clatsop County
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Cathlamet) 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 East Cathlamet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |