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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 Pitt (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 Pitt. 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 and 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.

Pitt is located in Klickitat 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 Klickitat County: Gilliam (OR), Hood River (OR), Morrow (OR), Sherman (OR), Wasco (OR), Benton, Skamania & Yakima.

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

  • Klickitat County     (The home county of Pitt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitt, with the one closest to Pitt listed first.
    • Klickitat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Appleton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wahkiacus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
      • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
    • Lyle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blockhouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
      • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
    • Dallesport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bingen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Husum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wishram
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • White Salmon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • B Z Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
      • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
  • Skamania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitt, with the one closest to Pitt listed first.
    • Underwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Skamania County
    • Carson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hood River County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitt, with the one closest to Pitt listed first.
    • Hood River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
    • Lenz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
      • Lenz is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Lenz has also been known as:
      • Sherman Spur
    • Odell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <1>
    • Mount Hood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
      • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County (OR)
    • Parkdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <1>
  • Sherman County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitt, with the one closest to Pitt listed first.
    • Biggs Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
      • Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <1>
    • Rufus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
      • Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <1>
    • Wasco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
      • Wasco is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <1>
    • Gordon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gordon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Sinks ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
      • Sinks is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Wasco County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitt, with the one closest to Pitt listed first.
    • Rowena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Chenoweth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenoweth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Mosier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
      • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <1>
    • City of The Dalles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
      • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • The Dalles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Celilo Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celilo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
      • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Fairbanks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Dufur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
      • Dufur is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dufur <1>
    • Nansene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nansene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
      • Nansene is located in Wasco County (OR)

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

Newspapers Published in Pitt ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pitt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pitt, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pitt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pitt:

Cemeteries Near Pitt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pitt.

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

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

  • Hartland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartland Cemetery
  • Dunkard Graveyard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Graveyard
  • Lyle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyle Cemetery
  • McClure Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
  • Crawford Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mosier Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosier Cemetery
  • Wish - Ham Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wish - Ham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wish - Ham Cemetery
  • Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosier Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
  • GAR Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the GAR Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the GAR Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Gilmer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Lyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mosier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
    • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <1>
  • Blockhouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
  • The Dalles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gilmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
    • Gilmer is located in Klickitat County
  • White Salmon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Glenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Goldendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Biggs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
    • Biggs is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
  • Trout Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Dufur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
      • Dufur is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dufur <1>
    • Rufus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
      • Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <1>
    • Nansene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nansene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
      • Nansene is located in Wasco County (OR)

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

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

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

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

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 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.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pitt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7957, Longitude: -121.2009       In this case, the coordinates for Pitt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Pitt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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