Knappton
Knappton is a ghost town in Pacific County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. It is located not far from the mouth of the Columbia, a few miles east of the Astoria-Megler Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Pacific County, Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Cementville”, “Centerville”, “Knappton, Washington”, “Knapton”, and “Todd Bay”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Megler and Frankfort.
Megler
Hamlet
Megler is a small unincorporated community in Pacific County in the U.S. state of Washington. Named for legislator Joseph G. Megler, the community is at the mouth of the Columbia River on the north shore of the river. Megler is situated 2½ miles southwest of Knappton.
Frankfort
Locality
Frankfort is a ghost town in Pacific County, Washington on the mouth of the Columbia River near Portuguese Point. First homesteaded in 1876, a planned community was platted by two promoters, Frank Bourne and Frank Scott in 1890. Frankfort is situated 3 miles east of Knappton.
McGowan
Hamlet
Photo: Gayinspandex1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
McGowan was a stop on the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company's narrow gauge line that ran on the Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County, Washington, United States from 1889 to 1930. McGowan is situated 5 miles southwest of Knappton.
Knappton
- Categories: ghost town, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Pacific, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.27649° or 46° 16′ 35″ northLongitude
-123.81487° or 123° 48′ 54″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
84RR75GP+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 150971350OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hungarian—“Knappton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Knappton”
- German: “Knappton”
- Hungarian: “Knappton”
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