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Nearest Communities to Skamokawa,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Skamokawa.<1>

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

Skamokawa is located in Wahkiakum County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 188 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Skamokawa. Of these communities, 171 are located in counties other than Wahkiakum 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 Skamokawa (which is Wahkiakum 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 Skamokawa

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

  • Wahkiakum County   (where Skamokawa resides)
  • Cowlitz County
  • Lewis County
    • County Website:   https://lewiscountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Lewis:   Chehalis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Skamokawa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Skamokawa.
      • McCormick
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • McCormick is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
      • Reynolds ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Reynolds is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Walville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Walville is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walville
      • Wildwood
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Wildwood is located in Lewis County
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      • Pe Ell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Boistfort
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Boistfort is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boistfort
      • Vader
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Murnen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Murnen is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murnen
      • Klaber
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Klaber is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaber
      • Doty
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dryad
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Dryad is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryad
      • Ceres
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Ceres is located in Lewis County
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        • Curtis
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Mays ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Mays is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
        • Meskill
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Meskill is located in Lewis County
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        • Ruth
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Ruth is located in Lewis County
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        • Winlock
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Crego ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Crego is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crego
        • Bunker
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Bunker is located in Lewis County
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        • Evaline
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Evaline is located in Lewis County
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        • Fayette
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Millburn
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Millburn is located in Lewis County
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  • 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 Skamokawa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Skamokawa.
      • Upper Salmon Junction
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Frankfort ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Frankfort is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Knappton ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Frances
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Frances is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
      • Megler
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Naselle
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pluvius
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Pluvius is located in Pacific County
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      • Globe
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Globe is located in Pacific County
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      • Lebam
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Nallpee
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Nallpee is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nallpee
      • McGowan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • McGowan is located in Pacific County
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      • Holcomb
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Holcomb is located in Pacific County
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        • Chinook
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Firdale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Firdale is located in Pacific County
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        • Hilda
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Hilda is located in Pacific County
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        • Sutico
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Sutico is located in Pacific County
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        • Middle Nemah
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Middle Nemah is located in Pacific County
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        • North Nemah
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • North Nemah is located in Pacific County
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        • Stringtown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Stringtown is located in Pacific County
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        • Bedford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Bedford is located in Pacific County
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        • Menlo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Nemah Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Nemah Junction is located in Pacific County
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        • Nemah
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Nemah is located in Pacific County
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        • Burt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Burt is located in Pacific County
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        • Davis
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Davis is located in Pacific County
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        • Elk Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Elk Creek is located in Pacific County
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        • Swem
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Swem is located in Pacific County
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        • Ilwaco
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Fort Canby
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Holman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Holman is located in Pacific County
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        • Moores Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Moores Corner is located in Pacific County
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        • Oceanview
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Oceanview is located in Pacific County
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        • Pacific City ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Pacific City is located in Pacific County
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        • Seaview
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Willapa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Willapa is located in Pacific County
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        • East Raymond
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • East Raymond is located in Pacific County
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        • Breakers
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Long Beach
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Oceanside
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Oceanside is located in Pacific County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside
        • Loomis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Loomis is located in Pacific County
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  • 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 Skamokawa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Skamokawa.
      • Clifton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Bradwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Bradwood is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradwood
      • Brownsmead
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blind Slough ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Blind Slough is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blind Slough
      • Wauna
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Wauna is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
      • Knappa
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Knappa is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
      • Oklahoma Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Oklahoma Hill is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Hill
      • Taylorville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Taylorville is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
      • Knappa Junction
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Knappa Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa Junction
      • Westport
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Svensen
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Svensen is located in Clatsop County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen
      • Burnside ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Burnside is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • Svensen Junction
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Biddle ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Biddle is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
        • Fern Hill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Fern Hill is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
        • Tongue Point Village
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
        • Tongue Point
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Tongue Point is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point
        • Estoos
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Estoos is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estoos
        • Lilleas
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lilleas is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilleas
        • Navy Heights
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Navy Heights is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Heights
        • Olney
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Olney is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • Astoria Megler Ferry
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Astoria Megler Ferry is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria Megler Ferry
        • Astoria
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Uniontown
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Uniontown is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
        • Jeffers Garden
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Miles Crossing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Miles Crossing is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
        • Denver ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Denver is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
        • Chadwell ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
        • Jewell
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Melville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Melville is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
        • Flavel ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Flavel is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flavel
        • Warrenton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Carnahan
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Carnahan is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • Clatsop Station
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Clatsop Station is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatsop Station
        • Glenwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Glenwood is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • Fort Stevens
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Fort Stevens is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • Hammond
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Skipanon ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Skipanon is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
        • Grand Rapids
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Grand Rapids is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • Sunset Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • West
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • West is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • Butterfield
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Butterfield is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • Surf Pines
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Surf Pines is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Pines
        • Vinemaple
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Gearhart
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <3>
        • Elsie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Elsie is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
        • Jewell Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Jewell Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
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        • Mishawaka
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Mishawaka is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawaka
        • Neawanna Station
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Neawanna Station is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neawanna Station
        • Necanicum Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Necanicum Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necanicum Junction
        • Necanicum ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Necanicum is located in Clatsop County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necanicum
        • Seaside
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Skamokawa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Skamokawa.
      • Kerry
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Kerry is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
      • Woodson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Woodson is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Marshland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Marshland is located in Columbia County (OR)
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      • Clatskanie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Locoda
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Locoda is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locoda
      • Quincy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Inglis
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Inglis is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglis
      • Mayger
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Clatskanie Heights
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Clatskanie Heights is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatskanie Heights
      • Birkenfeld
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Birkenfeld is located in Columbia County (OR)
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      • Downing
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Downing is located in Columbia County (OR)
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        • Neverstill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Neverstill is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverstill
        • Delena
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Delena is located in Columbia County (OR)
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        • Mist
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Mist is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
        • Alston
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Alston is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
        • Kyser ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Kyser is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyser
        • Natal
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Natal is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
        • Swedetown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Swedetown is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
        • Hudson ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Hudson is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
        • Fern Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Fern Hill is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
        • West Rainier
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • West Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rainier
        • Apiary ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Apiary is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
        • Rainier
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • 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>
        • Keasey
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Beaver Springs
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lindbergh
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lindbergh is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
        • Pittsburg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Corey Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Corey Hill is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Hill

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 from Point A (ie- Skamokawa) 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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