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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 Straight Point (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 Straight Point. 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.

Name Variations for Straight Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Straight Point: Straight Pt.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Straight Point 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 Straight Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Straight Point:

  • Klickitat County     (The home county of Straight Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Straight Point, with the one closest to Straight Point listed first.
    • Bingen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • White Salmon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Husum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Appleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • B Z Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
    • Dallesport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Klickitat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wahkiacus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
    • Wishram
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Trout Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Skamania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Straight Point, with the one closest to Straight Point listed first.
    • Underwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hood is located in Skamania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Carson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Stevenson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Stabler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Stabler is located in Skamania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler
    • Moffetts Hot Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
    • North Bonneville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Hood River County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Straight Point, with the one closest to Straight Point listed first.
    • Pine Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Hood River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lenz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lenz is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
      • Lenz has also been known as:
      • Sherman Spur
    • Odell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Hood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
    • Parkdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cascade Locks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Multnomah County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Straight Point, with the one closest to Straight Point listed first.
    • Bonneville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bonneville is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
    • Warrendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Warrendale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
  • Sherman County (OR)
  • Wasco County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Straight Point, with the one closest to Straight Point listed first.
    • Mosier
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <1>
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Rowena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chenoweth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
    • City of The Dalles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
    • The Dalles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Endersby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Endersby is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
    • Fairbanks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Celilo Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
    • Dufur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dufur is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dufur <1>
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rice is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice

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

Cemeteries Near Straight Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Straight Point.

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 Straight Point - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Straight Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mosier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • McClure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lyle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Idlewilde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shelley Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frankton Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Hood River (OR).
    • The Frankton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Backus Cemetery
    • Irving Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276895 <2>
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • GAR Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Mosier
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <1>
  • White Salmon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rowena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gilmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gilmer is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • The Dalles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Trout Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dufur
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dufur is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dufur <1>
  • Glenwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Blockhouse
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
  • Kingsley ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kingsley is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Nansene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nansene is located in Wasco County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
    • Biggs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Biggs is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
    • Bonneville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bonneville is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville

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

Newspapers Published in Straight Point ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Straight Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Straight Point, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Straight Point.

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 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 Straight Point:

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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Straight Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Straight Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.