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 Molfait Tracts (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 Molfait Tracts. 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 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.
Molfait Tracts is located in Skamania 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 Skamania County: Hood River (OR), Multnomah (OR), Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Lewis & Yakima.
Below are the counties that are near Molfait Tracts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Molfait Tracts:
- Skamania County (The home county of Molfait Tracts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Molfait Tracts, with the one closest to Molfait Tracts listed first.
- Cruzatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- North Bonneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moffetts Hot Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
- Stevenson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stabler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stabler is located in Skamania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler
- Carson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Molfait Tracts, with the one closest to Molfait Tracts listed first.
- Washougal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Camas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fern Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Mill Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Proebstel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Cascade Park East
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Venersborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Venersborg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venersborg
- Hockinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hockinson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockinson
- Cascade Park West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Orchards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brush Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowlitz County
- The following are listed by their distance from Molfait Tracts, with the one closest to Molfait Tracts listed first.
- Ariel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cougar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clackamas County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Molfait Tracts, with the one closest to Molfait Tracts listed first.
- Aims
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Boring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Clackamas County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
- Marmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eagle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brightwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Carver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Currinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- Clackamas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hood River County (OR)
- Cascade Locks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Multnomah County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Molfait Tracts, with the one closest to Molfait Tracts listed first.
- Latourell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Bridal Veil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corbett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dodson is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Troutdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warrendale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Gresham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <1>
- Bonneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bonneville is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Hazelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Washington County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Molfait Tracts, with the one closest to Molfait Tracts listed first.
- West Slope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Slope is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Metzger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Metzger is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Raleigh Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Cedar Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
- Tigard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tigard is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <1>
- Beaverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Marlene Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Oak Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Molfait Tracts, see our County-by-County Page for Molfait Tracts.
Cemeteries Near Molfait Tracts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Molfait Tracts.
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 Molfait Tracts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Molfait Tracts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Molfait Tracts, with the one closest to Molfait Tracts listed first.
- Belle Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washougal Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pounder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Corbett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Douglas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knight Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- Escobar Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Molfait Tracts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Molfait Tracts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Molfait Tracts, with the one closest to Molfait Tracts listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Latourell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Bridal Veil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Multnomah Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Multnomah Falls is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Multnomah Falls
- Washougal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oneonta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oneonta is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Fern Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Troutdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dodson is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aims
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Powell Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Gresham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <1>
- Proebstel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Molfait Tracts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Molfait Tracts.
Newspapers Published in Molfait Tracts ...
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 Molfait Tracts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Molfait Tracts, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Molfait Tracts.
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 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 Molfait Tracts:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Skamania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Cowlitz County
- Clackamas County
- Hood River County
- Multnomah County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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> | 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 Molfait Tracts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Molfait Tracts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |