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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 Kid Valley (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 Kid Valley. 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 Kid Valley ...

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 Kid Valley: Kid Vly. (or less commonly used: Kid Vally. or Kid Vlly.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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

  • Cowlitz County     (The home county of Kid Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kid Valley, with the one closest to Kid Valley listed first.
    • Toutle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Castle Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Olequa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
    • Pleasant Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ostrander
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Kelso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Longview Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Ryderwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
    • Rose Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Coal Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Longview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark County
    • Etna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Etna is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kid Valley, with the one closest to Kid Valley listed first.
    • Wilson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Silver Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Salkum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Toledo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mossyrock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacamas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lacamas is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamas
    • Ajlune
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ajlune is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajlune
    • Onalaska
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cinebar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Urban
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
    • Vader
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kid Valley, with the one closest to Kid Valley listed first.
    • Rainier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • 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
    • 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
    • Goble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Mayger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Reuben
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Quincy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy

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

Cemeteries Near Kid Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kid Valley.

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 Kid Valley - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Lone Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Klickitat Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Smith - Tucker Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Whittle & Hubbard Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittle & Hubbard Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Whittle & Hubbard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Castle Rock.
    • The Whittle & Hubbard Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hubbard Cemetery
    • Meadowview Cemetery
    • Whittle and Hubbard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77115 <3>
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shoestring Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Alpha Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Stockport Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Little Falls Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Hills Memorial Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Toutle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sightly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sightly is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightly
  • Wilson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Silver Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Salkum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Toledo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ethel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mossyrock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cowlitz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowlitz is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz
  • Swofford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Swofford is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swofford
  • Harmony
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Castle Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Olequa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
    • Cinebar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Kid Valley ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kid Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kid Valley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kid Valley.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Kid Valley:

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- Kid Valley) 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 Kid Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.