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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 Eden (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 Eden. 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 and doctors 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.

Eden 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 Eden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eden:

  • Wahkiakum County     (The home county of Eden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Rosburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Altoona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Deep River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Dahlia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Grays River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Skamokawa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cathlamet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Cathlamet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Eagle Cliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • Cowlitz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Bunker Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Stella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Ryderwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Pe Ell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Doty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pacific County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
    • Naselle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Megler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Megler is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
    • Chinook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lebam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ilwaco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Breakers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
    • Fort Canby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
    • Long Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pacific City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pacific City is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Seaview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Menlo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Menlo is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Nahcotta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Brownsmead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Svensen Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
    • Tongue Point Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
    • Clifton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Astoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Astoria is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <1>
    • Jeffers Garden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
    • Hammond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Westport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gearhart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <1>
    • Seaside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Seaside is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,926 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <1>
    • Jewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
    • Clatskanie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Quincy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Mayger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger

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

Cemeteries Near Eden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eden.

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

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

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

  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rosburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Seal River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Salmon Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paceful Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <3>
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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<2> to the north of Skamokawa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76793 <3>
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crestview Greenwood Cemetery
      • Green Wood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38848 <3>
    • Cathlamet Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Eden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eden.

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

  • Deep River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
  • Brookfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Grays River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Frankfort is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Knappton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Knappton is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Knappa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Knappa is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
  • Naselle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Skamokawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Clifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Astoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Astoria is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <1>
  • Olney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Olney is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Cathlamet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Skipanon ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Skipanon is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Westport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Eden ...

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 Eden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eden, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eden.

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 Eden:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eden) 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 Eden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.