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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 Evergreen Terrace (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 Evergreen Terrace. 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 Evergreen Terrace ...

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 Evergreen Terrace: Evergreen Ter. (or less commonly used: Evergreen Terr.)

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

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 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.

Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County: Columbia (OR), Clark, Lewis, Skamania & Wahkiakum.

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

  • Cowlitz County     (The home county of Evergreen Terrace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Terrace, with the one closest to Evergreen Terrace listed first.
    • Coal Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • West Longview
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
    • Longview Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Longview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ostrander
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Pleasant Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Kelso
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <1>
    • Stella
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Bunker Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Castle Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrolls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Rose Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Terrace, with the one closest to Evergreen Terrace listed first.
    • Woodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Etna is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • La Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fargher Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fargher Lake is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargher Lake
    • Pioneer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Terrace, with the one closest to Evergreen Terrace listed first.
    • Vader
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Toledo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Winlock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Urban
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
    • Napavine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wilson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Newaukum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
    • Onalaska
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Salkum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pe Ell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Terrace, with the one closest to Evergreen Terrace listed first.
    • Eagle Cliff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
    • East Cathlamet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Cathlamet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Skamokawa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Brookfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Dahlia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Terrace, with the one closest to Evergreen Terrace listed first.
    • Westport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Brownsmead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Jewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Evergreen Terrace, with the one closest to Evergreen Terrace listed first.
    • Mayger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Rainier
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <1>
    • Quincy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Beaver Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Prescott
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Clatskanie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Reuben
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Deer Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Columbia City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Helens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Evergreen Terrace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evergreen Terrace.

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 Evergreen Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Longview Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Solo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mayger Downing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Catlin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Kelso.
    • The Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Kelso IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #281134 <3>
  • Green Hills Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stockport Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockport Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pleasant Hill.
    • The Stockport Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #545650 <3>
  • Stella / Wiest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Smith - Tucker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (65 more) ...

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

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

  • Lexington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lexington is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Mayger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
  • Kelso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <1>
  • Stella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Rainier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <1>
  • Castle Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrolls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
  • Clatskanie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Apiary ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Apiary is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
  • Eagle Cliff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • Goble
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Reuben
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Olequa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
    • Waterford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford

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

Newspapers Published in Evergreen Terrace ...

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 Evergreen Terrace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evergreen Terrace, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evergreen Terrace.

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 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 Evergreen Terrace:

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