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 Svensens Landing (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 Svensens Landing. 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 Svensens Landing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Svensens Landing: Svensens Lndg. (or less commonly used: Svensens Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Svensens Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Svensens Landing may originally have been Svensen's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Svensens Landing might be written as Svensen Landing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Svensens Landing is located in Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County: Clatsop (OR), Columbia (OR), Cowlitz, Lewis & Pacific.
Below are the counties that are near Svensens Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Svensens Landing:
- Wahkiakum County (The home county of Svensens Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Svensens Landing, with the one closest to Svensens Landing listed first.
- Deep River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Rosburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Grays River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Skamokawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cathlamet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Cathlamet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
- Eagle Cliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Cowlitz County
- The following are listed by their distance from Svensens Landing, with the one closest to Svensens Landing listed first.
- Oak Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Svensens Landing, with the one closest to Svensens Landing listed first.
- Pe Ell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific County
- The following are listed by their distance from Svensens Landing, with the one closest to Svensens Landing listed first.
- Naselle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knappton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knappton is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
- Megler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Megler is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
- Chinook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ilwaco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Breakers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Breakers is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
- Fort Canby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
- Long Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pacific City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pacific City is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Seaview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lebam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nahcotta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clatsop County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Svensens Landing, with the one closest to Svensens Landing listed first.
- Tongue Point Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
- Svensen Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
- Brownsmead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
- Astoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Jeffers Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gearhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seaside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Columbia County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Svensens Landing, with the one closest to Svensens Landing listed first.
- Clatskanie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Mayger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Svensens Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Svensens Landing.
Cemeteries Near Svensens Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Svensens Landing.
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 Svensens Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Svensens Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Svensens Landing, with the one closest to Svensens Landing listed first.
- Seal River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep River Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Deep River.
- The Deep River Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deep River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232653 <4>
- Rosburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salmon Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eden Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grays River Grange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paceful Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Svensen Junction (OR).
- The Svensen Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Svensen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38789 <4>
- Prairie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knappa Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39309 <4>
- Maplewood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Skamokawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76793 <4>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crestview Greenwood Cemetery
- Green Wood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38848 <4>
- Ft. Stevens Post Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Svensens Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Svensens Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Svensens Landing, with the one closest to Svensens Landing listed first.
- Deep River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Frankfort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Knappton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knappton is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
- Grays River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Naselle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Astoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knappa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knappa is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
- Skamokawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Skipanon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skipanon is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
- Olney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ilwaco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chadwell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
- Fort Canby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Svensens Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Svensens Landing.
Newspapers Published in Svensens Landing ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Svensens Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Svensens Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Svensens Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Svensens Landing:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Wahkiakum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowlitz County
- Lewis County
- Pacific County
- Clatsop County
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Svensens Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Svensens Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |