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 Murdock (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 Murdock. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Murdock is located in Klickitat 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 Klickitat County: Gilliam (OR), Hood River (OR), Morrow (OR), Sherman (OR), Wasco (OR), Benton, Skamania & Yakima.
Below are the counties that are near Murdock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murdock:
- Klickitat County (The home county of Murdock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
- Dallesport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wishram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Klickitat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wahkiacus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
- Bingen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Salmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maryhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blockhouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Husum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skamania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
- Underwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hood is located in Skamania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Carson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hood River County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hood River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lenz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lenz is located in Hood River County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
- Lenz has also been known as:
- Sherman Spur
- Odell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Hood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hood is located in Hood River County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
- Parkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County (OR)
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Sherman County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
- Biggs Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rufus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wasco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gordon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Moro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moro is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
- De Moss Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sinks is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Klondike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Grass Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monkland is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Wasco County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
- City of The Dalles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
- Chenoweth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chenoweth is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Rowena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dalles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ortley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
- Fairbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Celilo Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Celilo Village is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
- Mosier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Endersby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Endersby is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Rice ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rice is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Dufur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murdock, see our County-by-County Page for Murdock.
Cemeteries Near Murdock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murdock.
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 Murdock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murdock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
- Wish - Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- GAR Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petersburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McClure Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (40 more) ...
- Lyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eightmile Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mosier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Murdock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murdock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
- Rowena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dalles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mosier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Dufur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Salmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Biggs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Biggs is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
- Blockhouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Nansene
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nansene is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
- Gilmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmer is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Kingsley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsley is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Goldendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rufus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moro is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murdock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murdock.
Newspapers Published in Murdock ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murdock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murdock, 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 Murdock.
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 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 Murdock:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Klickitat County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Skamania County
- Hood River County
- Jackson County
- Sherman County
- Wasco 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 Murdock, 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- Murdock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |