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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 Towal (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 Towal. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Klickitat County     (The home county of Towal)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towal, with the one closest to Towal listed first.
    • Goldendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryhill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Blockhouse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Roosevelt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wishram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Klickitat County
    • Bickleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wahkiacus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
      • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
    • Klickitat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bluelight
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
      • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County
    • Dallesport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Gilliam County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towal, with the one closest to Towal listed first.
    • Arlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Olex
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
      • Olex is located in Gilliam County (OR)
  • Sherman County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towal, with the one closest to Towal listed first.
    • Rufus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Sinks ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
      • Sinks is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Klondike
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Wasco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Biggs Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • De Moss Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Gordon ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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)
    • Monkland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
      • Monkland is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Moro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Moro is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
    • Grass Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
      • Grass Valley is located in Sherman County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <1>
  • Wasco County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towal, with the one closest to Towal listed first.
    • Celilo Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • City of The Dalles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Towal ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Towal.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Towal, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Towal.

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 websites either 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 Towal:

Cemeteries Near Towal ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Towal.

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

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

  • Emigrant Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
  • Wasco Methodist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wasco Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wasco Methodist Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
  • De Moss Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Moss Cemetery
  • Celilo Indian Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Celilo Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Celilo Indian Cemetery
  • Celilo Indian Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Celilo Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Celilo Indian Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cyrus Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington Masonic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Masonic Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Huit - Juniper Canyon Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Onepennee Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onepennee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onepennee Cemetery
    • Crawford Family Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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 Towal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Towal.

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

  • Rufus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emigrant Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
    • Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Wasco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Goldendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Biggs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
  • Dot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
    • Dot is located in Klickitat County
  • De Moss Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
    • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Blockhouse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Monkland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
    • Monkland is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Moro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Klickitat County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bickleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Willows
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
      • Willows is located in Gilliam County (OR)
    • Olex
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
      • Olex is located in Gilliam County (OR)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Towal. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Towal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Towal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7512, Longitude: -120.6039       In this case, the coordinates for Towal 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 Towal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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