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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 Southwick (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 Southwick. 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 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.

Southwick is located in Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County: Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Wallowa (OR), Asotin (WA) & Whitman (WA).

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

  • Nez Perce County     (The home county of Southwick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Southwick, with the one closest to Southwick listed first.
    • Cavendish
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
    • Cameron
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Lenore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Peck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <1>
    • Cherrylane
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Chesley ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
    • Culdesac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Spalding
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lapwai
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <1>
    • North Lapwai
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Leon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Leon is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Southwick, with the one closest to Southwick listed first.
    • Teakean
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
    • Ahsahka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orofino
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Corners ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Elk River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Greer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Greer is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Weippe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Latah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Southwick, with the one closest to Southwick listed first.
    • Linden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Linden is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Kendrick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Juliaetta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Deary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Troy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lenville is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
    • Bovill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Howell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Howell is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Genesee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Harvard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Moscow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Onaway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Onaway is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Southwick, with the one closest to Southwick listed first.
    • Reubens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Reubens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Ruebens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
    • Slickpoo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
    • Craigmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Winchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Nezperce
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shoshone County
  • Asotin County (WA)
    • Clarkston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitman County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Southwick, with the one closest to Southwick listed first.
    • Leon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Leon is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Uniontown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Southwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southwick.

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 Southwick - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Leland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Elwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Angel Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Peck Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peck Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Peck.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80599 <3>
  • Juliaetta Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Little Bear Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • American Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Southwick had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Linden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Linden is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Cameron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Leland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Leland is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Kendrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Juliaetta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lenville is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
  • Howell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Howell is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Cornwall
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cornwall is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Joel
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Joel is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Genesee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Moscow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Leon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Leon is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Uniontown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Southwick ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southwick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southwick, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southwick.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Southwick:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Southwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Southwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.