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 Wendell (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 Wendell. 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 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.
Wendell is located in Gooding County.
To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gooding County: Camas, Elmore, Jerome, Lincoln, Owyhee & Twin Falls.
Below are the counties that are near Wendell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wendell:
- Gooding County (The home county of Wendell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendell, with the one closest to Wendell listed first.
- Hagerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gooding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bliss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Bliss is located in Gooding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bliss <1>
- Elmore County
- King Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendell, with the one closest to Wendell listed first.
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Jerome County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <1>
- Falls City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Jerome County
- Eden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Jerome County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendell, with the one closest to Wendell listed first.
- Shoshone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dietrich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dietrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietrich
- Dietrich is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dietrich <1>
- Besslen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besslen
- Besslen is located in Lincoln County
- Twin Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendell, with the one closest to Wendell listed first.
- Buhl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Buhl is located in Twin Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhl <1>
- Filer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
- Filer is located in Twin Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <1>
- Clover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in Twin Falls County
- Twin Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
- Twin Falls is located in Twin Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Falls <1>
- Castleford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleford
- Castleford is located in Twin Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleford <1>
- Kimberly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Twin Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <1>
- Hansen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
- Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <1>
- Hollister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollister have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Hollister is located in Twin Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wendell, see our County-by-County Page for Wendell.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wendell ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wendell.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wendell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wendell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wendell.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Wendell.
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 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 Wendell:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Gooding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elmore County
- Jerome County
- Lincoln County
- Twin Falls County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
Cemeteries Near Wendell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wendell.
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 Wendell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wendell, with the one closest to Wendell listed first.
- Wendell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jerome Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hagerman Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hagerman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West End Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Bliss Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Lutheran Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Clover Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clover Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Lutheran Cemetery
- Shoshone Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Falls Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Wendell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wendell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wendell, with the one closest to Wendell listed first.
- Tunupa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunupa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunupa
- Tunupa is located in Lincoln County
- Bliss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Bliss is located in Gooding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bliss <1>
- Shoshone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- King Hill
(29 miles [46.7 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 Wendell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wendell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wendell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.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- Wendell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wendell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7755, Longitude: -114.7039 |
<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 Wendell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |