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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 Klickitat Springs (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 Klickitat Springs. 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 Klickitat Springs ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Klickitat Springs: Klickitat Spgs. (or less commonly used: Klickitat Spngs. or Klickitat Sprngs.)

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.

Klickitat Springs is located in Klickitat County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Klickitat County: Gilliam (OR), Hood River (OR), Morrow (OR), Sherman (OR), Wasco (OR), Benton, Skamania & Yakima.

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

  • Klickitat County     (The home county of Klickitat Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klickitat Springs, with the one closest to Klickitat Springs listed first.
    • Wahkiacus
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
      • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
    • Klickitat
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Appleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blockhouse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blockhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
      • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
    • Centerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wishram
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dallesport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryhill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Husum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • B Z Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
      • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
  • Skamania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klickitat Springs, with the one closest to Klickitat Springs listed first.
    • Underwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Skamania County
  • Hood River County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klickitat Springs, with the one closest to Klickitat Springs listed first.
    • Hood River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
    • Lenz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
      • Lenz is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Lenz has also been known as:
      • Sherman Spur
    • Odell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <1>
    • Mount Hood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
      • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Sherman County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klickitat Springs, with the one closest to Klickitat Springs listed first.
    • Biggs Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
      • Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <1>
    • Rufus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
      • Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <1>
    • Wasco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
      • Wasco is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <1>
    • Sinks ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
      • Sinks is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • De Moss Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emigrant Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
      • Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Gordon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gordon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Klondike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Moro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Moro is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
  • Wasco County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klickitat Springs, with the one closest to Klickitat Springs listed first.
    • Rowena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Celilo Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celilo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
      • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Fairbanks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Chenoweth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenoweth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • City of The Dalles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
      • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • The Dalles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mosier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
      • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <1>
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Dufur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
      • Dufur is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dufur <1>
    • Nansene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nansene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
      • Nansene is located in Wasco County (OR)

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

Cemeteries Near Klickitat Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Klickitat Springs.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hartland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crawford Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dunkard Graveyard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyle Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McClure Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wish - Ham Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wish - Ham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wish - Ham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Celilo Indian Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Celilo Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Celilo Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Celilo Indian Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Celilo Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Celilo Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mosier Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Adams Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Klickitat Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Klickitat Springs.

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

  • Blockhouse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blockhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
  • Lyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • The Dalles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mosier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
    • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <1>
  • Biggs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
    • Biggs is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Gilmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
    • Gilmer is located in Klickitat County
  • White Salmon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rufus
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
    • Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <1>
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Trout Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dufur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
      • Dufur is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dufur <1>
    • Wasco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
      • Wasco is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Klickitat Springs ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Klickitat Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Klickitat Springs, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Klickitat Springs.

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 Klickitat Springs:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Klickitat Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 Klickitat Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Klickitat Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Klickitat Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8210, Longitude: -121.1173       In this case, the coordinates for Klickitat Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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