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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 Loomis (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 Loomis. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

  • Pacific County     (The home county of Loomis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
    • Ocean Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Nahcotta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Breakers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
    • Long Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Seaview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oysterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ilwaco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fort Canby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
    • Pacific City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pacific City is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Chinook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Naselle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
    • Grayland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bay City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bay City is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Cohassett Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cohassett Beach is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett Beach
    • Laidlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Laidlow is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlow
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
    • Deep River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Rosburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Grays River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Altoona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Dahlia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Brookfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Skamokawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
    • Hammond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Warrenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Astoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Jeffers Garden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
    • Tongue Point Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Svensen Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
    • Gearhart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <1>
    • Brownsmead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead

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

Cemeteries Near Loomis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loomis.

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

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

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

  • Lone Fir Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ilwaco Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Paceful Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Salmon Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ft. Stevens Post Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Seal River Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ocean View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Warrenton Pauper Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosburg Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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

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

  • Oysterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ilwaco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fort Canby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
  • Naselle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • North Cove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North Cove is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
  • Knappton ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Knappton is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Frankfort ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankfort is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Deep River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
  • South Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Skipanon ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Skipanon is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
  • Astoria
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Grays River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Lebam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Loomis ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loomis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loomis, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loomis.

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 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 Loomis:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loomis) 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 Loomis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.