RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Washington >> Lewis County >> Marys Corner >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Washington

The Commemorative Quarter for Washington





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 Marys Corner (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 Marys Corner. 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 Marys Corner ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Marys Corner: Marys Cor. (or less commonly used: Marys Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Marys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Marys Corner may originally have been Mary's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Marys Corner might be written as Mary Corner.

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

Marys Corner is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum & Yakima.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Marys Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Corner, with the one closest to Marys Corner listed first.
    • Saint Urban
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
      • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
    • Ethel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Napavine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Onalaska
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Winlock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Toledo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lacamas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamas
      • Lacamas is located in Lewis County
    • Salkum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Newaukum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newaukum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
      • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
    • Chehalis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Claquato
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
      • Claquato is located in Lewis County
  • Cowlitz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Corner, with the one closest to Marys Corner listed first.
    • Olequa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
      • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
    • Toutle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ryderwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
      • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County
    • Silver Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Castle Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ostrander
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
    • Coal Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
    • Longview Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
    • West Longview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
    • Kelso
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
    • Longview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Stella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Corner, with the one closest to Marys Corner listed first.
    • Chehalis Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chehalis Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
      • Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Oakville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Corner, with the one closest to Marys Corner listed first.
    • McKenna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
      • Alder is located in Pierce County
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Corner, with the one closest to Marys Corner listed first.
    • Bucoda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Grand Mound
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McIntosh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
    • Tenino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rochester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Thurston County
    • Rainier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Littlerock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
      • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
    • East Olympia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Yelm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
      • Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <2>
    • Kellys Korner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
      • Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • Mayger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)

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

Cemeteries Near Marys Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marys Corner.

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 Marys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lone Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alpha Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shoestring Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoestring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoestring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Claquato Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Falls Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Falls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tower Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tower Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Tower Twp. Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Twp. Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<6> to the southwest of Castle Rock.
    • The Tower Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tower Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277304 <5>
  • Washington Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klickitat Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klickitat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klickitat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Rosin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<6> to the southwest of Castle Rock.
      • The Rosin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosin Cemetery
      • Tower Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77025 <5>
    • Silver Lake Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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<6> to the east of Toutle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77049 <5>
    • Greenwood Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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.<7>

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

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

  • Ethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Napavine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cowlitz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlitz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz
    • Cowlitz is located in Lewis County
  • Toledo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Salkum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Newaukum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newaukum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
    • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
  • Chehalis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Alpha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Lewis County
  • Claquato
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
    • Claquato is located in Lewis County
  • Olequa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
    • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Centralia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Lewis County
    • Wilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Lewis County

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

Newspapers Published in Marys Corner ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marys Corner.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Marys Corner:

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.co.lewis.wa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marys Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marys Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5471, Longitude: -122.8226       In this case, the coordinates for Marys Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Marys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025