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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Flora. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Flora to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flora, please Contact Us.

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 Flora (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 Flora. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Flora is historic, it would have been located within present day Wallowa County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wallowa County: Adams (ID), Idaho (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Baker, Umatilla, Union, Asotin (WA), Columbia (WA) & Garfield (WA).

Below are the counties that are near Flora. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flora:

  • Wallowa County     (The home county of Flora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flora, with the one closest to Flora listed first.
    • Troy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Wallowa County
    • Promise ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
      • Promise is located in Wallowa County
    • Maxville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
    • Wallowa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
      • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <3>
    • Evans
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Wallowa County
    • Lostine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Waha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
      • Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Asotin County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flora, with the one closest to Flora listed first.
    • Anatone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloverland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
      • Cloverland is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Garfield County (WA)
    • Peola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
      • Peola is located in Garfield County (WA)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Flora ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flora.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Flora. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Flora and those printed in the larger area surrounding Flora.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Flora.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Flora:

Cemeteries Near Flora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flora.

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

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

  • Nicoson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicoson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicoson Cemetery
  • Lost Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Prairie Cemetery
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
  • Autrey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Autrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Autrey Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
  • Craige Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craige Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craige Cemetery
  • Theon Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Theon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Theon Cemetery
  • Lake Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
  • Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
  • Wallowa Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallowa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallowa Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cloverland Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverland Cemetery
    • Lostine Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lostine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lostine Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

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.

Flora itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Paradise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Wallowa County
  • Anatone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Theon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
    • Theon is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Wallowa
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
    • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <3>
  • Lostine
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Peola
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
    • Peola is located in Garfield County (WA)

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

The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Flora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Flora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9001, Longitude: -117.3099    









 

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