Our Genealogy Helper
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 Hawleys Landing (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 Hawleys Landing. 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 Hawleys Landing ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Hawleys Landing: Hawleys Lndg. (or less commonly used: Hawleys Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Hawleys Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hawleys Landing may originally have been Hawley's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hawleys Landing might be written as Hawley Landing.
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 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.
Hawleys Landing is located in Benewah County.
To see how the shape of Idaho's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benewah County: Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone, Spokane (WA) & Whitman (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Hawleys Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawleys Landing:
- Benewah County (The home county of Hawleys Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawleys Landing, with the one closest to Hawleys Landing listed first.
- Chatcolet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Parkline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parkline is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
- Plummer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plummer is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Saint Maries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Tensed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- De Smet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Smet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- Emida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Emida is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
- Saint Joe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Joe is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Santa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fernwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kootenai County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawleys Landing, with the one closest to Hawleys Landing listed first.
- Conkling Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medimont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
- Lane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lane is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Rose Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
- Fernan Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Canyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Coeur d'Alene
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huetter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huetter is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Cataldo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Latah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawleys Landing, with the one closest to Hawleys Landing listed first.
- Cora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Freeze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freeze is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Harvard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Onaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Onaway is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Potlatch Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Potlatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shoshone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawleys Landing, with the one closest to Hawleys Landing listed first.
- Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
- Smelterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
- Spokane County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawleys Landing, with the one closest to Hawleys Landing listed first.
- Latah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Mica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mica is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Spring Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valleyford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Greenacres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otis Orchards - East Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otis Orchards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spangle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitman County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawleys Landing, with the one closest to Hawleys Landing listed first.
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Tekoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Seltice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grinnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawleys Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Hawleys Landing.
Cemeteries Near Hawleys Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawleys Landing.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hawleys Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawleys Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawleys Landing, with the one closest to Hawleys Landing listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Plummer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991685 <4>
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Worley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Worley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Worley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80687 <4>
- Medimont Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Latah Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goldenrod Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Mica Peak Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 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.<5>
While we didn't find Hawleys Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawleys Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawleys Landing, with the one closest to Hawleys Landing listed first.
- Chatcolet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Lacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lacon is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Maries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lane is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Tekoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Seltice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Santa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawleys Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawleys Landing.
Newspapers Published in Hawleys Landing ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawleys Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawleys Landing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawleys Landing.
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 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 Hawleys Landing:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Benewah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kootenai County
- Latah County
- Shoshone County
- Spokane County
- Whitman County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
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> | 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- Hawleys Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hawleys Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |