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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 Longview Junction (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 Longview Junction. 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 Longview Junction ...

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.

Another variation: Long View Junction.

  • A typical abbreviation for Longview Junction: Longview Jct. (or less commonly used: Longview Jctn.)

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 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.

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

  • Cowlitz County     (The home county of Longview Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longview Junction, with the one closest to Longview Junction listed first.
    • Kelso
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Longview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ostrander
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Longview Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • West Longview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
    • Kalama
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Coal Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Castle Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Stella
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Bunker Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longview Junction, with the one closest to Longview Junction listed first.
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Etna is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • La Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Fargher Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Fargher Lake is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargher Lake
    • Amboy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sara
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sara is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
    • King Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • King Corner is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
    • Cherry Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Dollar's Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
    • Lewisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewisville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Battle Ground
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longview Junction, with the one closest to Longview Junction listed first.
    • Vader
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Toledo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Winlock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Urban
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
    • Wilson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Ethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longview Junction, with the one closest to Longview Junction listed first.
    • Eagle Cliff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
    • East Cathlamet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Cathlamet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Skamokawa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longview Junction, with the one closest to Longview Junction listed first.
    • Westport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longview Junction, with the one closest to Longview Junction listed first.
    • Rainier
      (2 miles [3.2 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>
    • Prescott
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Beaver Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Goble
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Reuben
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Mayger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Deer Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Quincy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Columbia City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clatskanie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Saint Helens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pittsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Warren
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Longview Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longview Junction.

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 Longview Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dibblee House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Catlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Welter Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hills Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Neer City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kalama IOOF Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama IOOF Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kalama IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Kalama.
      • The Kalama IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Kalama IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146334 <2>
    • Stockport Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>

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

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

  • Rainier
    (2 miles [3.2 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>
  • Kelso
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lexington is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Reuben
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
  • Goble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
  • Kalama
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Apiary ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Apiary is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
  • Castle Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mayger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
  • Deer Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Stella
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Caples
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Caples is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caples
    • Columbia City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Longview Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longview Junction.

Newspapers Published in Longview Junction ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longview Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longview Junction, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longview Junction.

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 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 Longview Junction:

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>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.
<3>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- Longview Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Longview Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.