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Nearest Communities to Ryderwood,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ryderwood, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ryderwood:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Ryderwood.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cowlitz County: Columbia (OR), Clark, Lewis, Skamania & Wahkiakum.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 171 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ryderwood. Of these communities, 133 are located in counties other than Cowlitz County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ryderwood (which is Cowlitz County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Ryderwood

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Cowlitz County   (where Ryderwood resides)
  • Grays Harbor County
  • Lewis County
  • Pacific County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.pacific.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Pacific:   South Bend
    • Note: The Pacific Ocean lies to the west, with the mouth of the Columbia River to the southwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ryderwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ryderwood.
      • Pluvius
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pluvius is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluvius
      • Hilda
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Hilda is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
      • Frances
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Frances is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
      • Davis
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Davis is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Globe
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Globe is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Swem
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Swem is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swem
      • Elk Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Elk Creek is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
      • Lebam
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bedford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Bedford is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Burt
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Burt is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Nallpee
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Nallpee is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nallpee
      • Sutico
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sutico is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutico
      • Firdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Firdale is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
      • Holcomb
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Holcomb is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
  • Thurston County
  • Wahkiakum County
  • Clatsop County
    • County Website:   https://www.clatsopcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Clatsop:   Astoria (OR)
    • Note: The Pacific Ocean lies to the west and the mouth of the Columbia River is to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ryderwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ryderwood.
      • Bradwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Bradwood is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradwood
      • Wauna
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Wauna is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
      • Westport
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clifton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Oklahoma Hill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Oklahoma Hill is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Hill
      • Taylorville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Taylorville is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
      • Brownsmead
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blind Slough ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Blind Slough is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blind Slough
      • Knappa Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Knappa Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa Junction
      • Knappa
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Knappa is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
  • Columbia County
    • County Website:   https://www.columbiacountyor.gov/
    • County Seat for Columbia:   Saint Helens (OR)
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ryderwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ryderwood.
      • Mayger
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Locoda
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Locoda is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locoda
      • Downing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Downing is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Quincy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Inglis
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Inglis is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglis
      • Alston
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Alston is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
      • Delena
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Delena is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delena
      • Hudson ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Hudson is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • West Rainier
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • West Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rainier
      • Clatskanie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Rainier
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <3>
      • Kyser ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Kyser is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyser
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Lindbergh
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Lindbergh is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
        • Marshland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Marshland is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
        • Beaver Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Fern Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Fern Hill is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
        • Kerry
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Kerry is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
        • Woodson
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodson is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
        • Clatskanie Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Clatskanie Heights is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatskanie Heights
        • Prescott
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
        • Swedetown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Swedetown is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
        • Apiary ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Apiary is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
        • Trojan
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Trojan is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
        • Goble
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Reuben
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Mist
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Mist is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
        • Natal
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Natal is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
        • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Birkenfeld
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Birkenfeld is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkenfeld

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Ryderwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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