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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 Hines (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 Hines. 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 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.

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

  • Pacific County     (The home county of Hines)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hines, with the one closest to Hines listed first.
    • Oysterville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nahcotta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ocean Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tokeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • South Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Breakers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
    • Long Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Raymond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seaview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ilwaco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Naselle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Menlo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Menlo is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hines, with the one closest to Hines listed first.
    • Grayland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bay City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bay City is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Laidlow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Laidlow is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlow
    • Cohassett Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cohassett Beach is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett Beach
    • Ocosta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ocosta is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocosta
    • Westport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Markham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Markham is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
    • Grays Harbor City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Grays Harbor City is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Harbor City
    • Hoquiam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <1>
    • Ocean Shores
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Aberdeen
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
    • Gray Gables
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Gray Gables is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
    • Cosmopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hines, with the one closest to Hines listed first.
    • Deep River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Grays River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Altoona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Dahlia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hines, with the one closest to Hines listed first.
    • Hammond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Warrenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Astoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Tongue Point Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
    • Jeffers Garden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden

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

Cemeteries Near Hines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hines.

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

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

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

  • Lone Fir Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ilwaco Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Paceful Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Giesy Family Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Salmon Creek Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Seal River Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosburg Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays River Grange Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Stevens Post Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Eden Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean View Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Oysterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Cove is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
  • South Bend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ilwaco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Naselle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Willapa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Willapa is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willapa
  • Fort Canby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
  • Ocosta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ocosta is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocosta
  • Markham
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Markham is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
  • Knappton ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Knappton is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Deep River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lebam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Frankfort ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Frankfort is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Grays River
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Hines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hines.

Newspapers Published in Hines ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hines.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hines:

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 from Point A (ie- Hines) 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 Hines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.