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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 Raymond (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 Raymond. 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 Raymond ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Raymond: E. Raymond

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

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.

East Raymond is located in Pacific 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 Pacific County: Clatsop (OR), Grays Harbor, Lewis & Wahkiakum.

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

  • Pacific County     (The home county of East Raymond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
    • Raymond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Menlo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Menlo is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • South Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lebam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tokeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Oysterville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Nahcotta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocean Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Naselle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Breakers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
    • Melbourne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
    • Cosmopolis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Central Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Central Park is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
    • Junction City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • South Aberdeen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • South Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Aberdeen
    • Grayland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Markham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Markham is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
    • Aberdeen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <1>
    • Montesano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • North Aberdeen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • North Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aberdeen
    • Bay City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bay City is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Laidlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Laidlow is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlow
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
    • Doty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pe Ell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fayette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Fayette is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Curtis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Adna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Thurston County
    • Independence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Independence is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
    • Grays River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Deep River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Rosburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Altoona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Brookfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Dahlia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Skamokawa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near East Raymond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Raymond.

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

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

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

  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Giesy Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giesy Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Giesy Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Menlo.
    • The Giesy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kiel Colony Cemetery
    • Willie Keil Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641574 <3>
  • Washington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Paceful Hill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Salmon Creek Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <3>
  • Grays River Grange Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Wynooche Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Seal River Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Rosburg Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Willapa
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Willapa is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willapa
  • South Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lebam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Artic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Artic is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
  • North Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • North Cove is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
  • Oysterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pe Ell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Melbourne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Cosmopolis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • South Aberdeen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • South Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Aberdeen
  • Naselle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grays River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Markham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Markham is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
    • Aberdeen Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Aberdeen Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction

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

Newspapers Published in East Raymond ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Raymond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Raymond, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Raymond.

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 East Raymond:

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- East Raymond) 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 East Raymond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.