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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 Sims Corner (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 Sims Corner. 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 Sims Corner ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Sims Corner: Sims Cor. (or less commonly used: Sims Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Sims Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sims Corner may originally have been Sim's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sims Corner might be written as Sim Corner.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Sims Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sims Corner, with the one closest to Sims Corner listed first.
    • Mold ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
      • Mold is located in Douglas County
    • Mansfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Osborne Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
      • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Coulee Dam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Withrow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
      • Withrow is located in Douglas County
    • Beebe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Douglas County
  • Chelan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sims Corner, with the one closest to Sims Corner listed first.
    • Chelan Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Chelan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sims Corner, with the one closest to Sims Corner listed first.
    • Banks Lake South
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Lake South
      • Banks Lake South is located in Grant County
    • Coulee City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hartline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Electric City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Coulee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Grant County
    • Wilson Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Soap Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sims Corner, with the one closest to Sims Corner listed first.
    • Almira
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wilbur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Okanogan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sims Corner, with the one closest to Sims Corner listed first.
    • Mason City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
      • Mason City is located in Okanogan County
    • Elmer City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Monse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
      • Monse is located in Okanogan County
    • Brewster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
    • Pateros
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nespelem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nespelem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nespelem
      • Nespelem is located in Okanogan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people

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

Newspapers Published in Sims Corner ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sims Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sims Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sims Corner.

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 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 Sims Corner:

Cemeteries Near Sims Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sims Corner.

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

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

  • Mold Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mold Cemetery
  • Danish Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Buckingham Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckingham Cemetery
  • Coulee City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulee City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulee City Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Jameson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
  • Welsh Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
  • Almira Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Almira Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Almira Cemetery
  • Lafollette Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafollette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafollette Cemetery
  • Spring Canyon Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Happy Home Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Home Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Emanuel 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.<6>

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

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

  • Saint Andrews
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Saint Andrews is located in Douglas County
  • Almira
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Hesseltine ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesseltine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesseltine
    • Hesseltine is located in Lincoln County
  • Govan ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Govan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Govan is located in Lincoln County
  • Thompson ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Okanogan County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sims Corner. 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>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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sims Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sims Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8154, Longitude: -119.3620       In this case, the coordinates for Sims Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Sims Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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