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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 Appledale (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 Appledale. 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 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.

Appledale is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Chelan, Grant, Kittitas, Lincoln & Okanogan.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Appledale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appledale, with the one closest to Appledale listed first.
    • Palisades
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
      • Palisades is located in Douglas County
    • Rock Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Wenatchee Bench
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee Bench
      • East Wenatchee Bench is located in Douglas County
    • East Wenatchee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
      • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
    • Waterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Orondo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Withrow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
      • Withrow is located in Douglas County
  • Chelan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appledale, with the one closest to Appledale listed first.
    • Malaga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Appleyard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
      • Appleyard is located in Chelan County
    • Wenatchee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyslope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
    • West Wenatchee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wenatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wenatchee
      • West Wenatchee is located in Chelan County
    • Monitor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Entiat
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cashmere
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelan Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Dryden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appledale, with the one closest to Appledale listed first.
    • Quincy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ephrata
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Grant County
    • Soap Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Kittitas County

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

Newspapers Published in Appledale ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Appledale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Appledale, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Appledale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Appledale:

Cemeteries Near Appledale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Appledale.

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

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

  • Slack Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slack Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Stemilt Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • South Side Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
  • Badger Mtn. Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery
  • Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
  • Douglas Luthern Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Luthern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Luthern Cemetery
  • Wenatchee City Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wenatchee City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Wenatchee.
    • The Wenatchee City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wenatchee Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenatchee City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1053458 <4>
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Waterville Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Waterville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fraternity Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Happy Home Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Home Cemetery
    • Orondo Community Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orondo Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orondo Community Cemetery
    • Cashmere Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cashmere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cashmere 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.<5>

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

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

  • Wenatchee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Douglas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Douglas County
  • Waterville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Orondo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Appledale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Appledale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Appledale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3543, Longitude: -119.9745       In this case, the coordinates for Appledale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Appledale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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