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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 Harrington Place (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 Harrington Place. 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 Harrington Place ...

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 Harrington Place: Harrington Pl. (or less commonly used: Harrington Plc.)

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

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Cowlitz County     (The home county of Harrington Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrington Place, with the one closest to Harrington Place listed first.
    • Cougar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Toutle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ariel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rose Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Castle Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ostrander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Pleasant Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Carrolls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Kalama
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Longview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Longview Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrington Place, with the one closest to Harrington Place listed first.
    • Amboy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Chelatchie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Chelatchie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelatchie
    • Etna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Etna is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Fargher Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fargher Lake is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargher Lake
    • Yacolt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • La Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Heisson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lewisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lewisville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Cherry Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Kumtux
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kumtux is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumtux
    • Pioneer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrington Place, with the one closest to Harrington Place listed first.
    • Wilson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Wilson is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Ajlune
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ajlune is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajlune
    • Mossyrock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Silver Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Salkum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Glenoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Toledo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacamas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lacamas is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamas
    • Cinebar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Onalaska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vader
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrington Place, with the one closest to Harrington Place listed first.
    • Goble
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Prescott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Reuben
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Rainier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Beaver Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Deer Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbia City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Harrington Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrington Place.

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 Harrington Place - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Yale Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yale Memorial Cemetery is located
    • The Yale Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271092 <3>
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Toutle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77049 <3>
  • Tower Twp. Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Twp. Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northeast of Castle Rock.
    • The Tower Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tower Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277304 <3>
  • Klickitat Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosin Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Castle Rock.
    • The Rosin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosin Cemetery
    • Tower Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77025 <3>
  • Smith - Tucker Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Hills Memorial Gardens
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frank Abel Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Abel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Abel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229827 <3>
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Lone Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Castle Rock.
      • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76862 <3>
    • Stockport Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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

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

  • Sightly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sightly is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightly
  • Toutle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilson is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Silver Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Swofford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Swofford is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swofford
  • Mossyrock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Etna
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Etna is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Amboy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Silver Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Salkum
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Castle Rock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lexington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lexington is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Kelso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Carrolls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Harrington Place ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrington Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrington Place, 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 Harrington Place.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Harrington Place:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrington Place) 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 Harrington Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.