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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 Mount Washington (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 Mount Washington. 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 Mount Washington ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Washington: Mt. Washington

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Washington. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Washington.

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 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.

Mount Washington is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Johnson (KS), Wyandotte (KS), Cass, Clay, Johnson, Lafayette & Ray.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Mount Washington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Maywood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Maywood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Independence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Leeds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leeds is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Cement City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cement City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
    • Kansas City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Adams is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • River Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • River Bend is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Raytown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Little Blue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Little Blue is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
    • Lake Tapawingo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Atherton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Atherton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
    • Holmes Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
      • Holmes Park has also been known as:
      • Holmes
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Lee's Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Belton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lake Winnebago
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
    • Loch Lloyd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
      • Loch Lloyd village
    • Raymore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Harrelson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Harrelson is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
    • Pleasant Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Coleman is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Riverview Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Riverview Estates has also been known as:
      • Riverview Estates village
    • Baldwin Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Peculiar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Strasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Sugar Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Birmingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Birmingham is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • East Kansas City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • East Kansas City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
    • Minaville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Minaville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
    • Randolph
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Randolph is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Avondale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Avondale is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Claycomo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Claycomo is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
    • North Kansas City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodhill is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
    • Glenaire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Glenaire is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaks is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Oakwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Lilly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lilly is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Trimble
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Converse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Converse is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Napoleon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Bates City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Wellington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake Lafayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Odessa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <1>
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Northmoor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Northmoor is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Houston Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Riverside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Waukomis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Parkville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Platte Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Platte Woods is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Weatherby Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
    • Linkville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Linkville is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
    • Ferrelview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferrelview is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Waldron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Waldron is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Farley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Farley is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Platte City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Orrick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Albany is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Fleming
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fleming is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Crystal Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Homestead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Homestead is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Wood Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Woods Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods Heights is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
    • Camden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Excelsior Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Lawson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rayville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Westwood Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Westwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Mission Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Fairway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairway is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <1>
    • Mission Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Roeland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Countryside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Mission
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
      • Former name for Mission:
      • Mission Hill Acres
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
    • Prairie Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leawood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <1>
    • Merriam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Merriam is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <1>
    • Lake Quivira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Leavenworth County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Highland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Loring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
    • Lansing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
    • Basehor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <1>
    • Fairmount
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount has also been known as:
      • Fairmont Village
    • Bain City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
    • Leavenworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
  • Miami County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Wea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
    • Bucyrus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Wyandotte County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Washington, with the one closest to Mount Washington listed first.
    • Kansas City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Quindaro ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
    • Argentine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
    • Turner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Grinter Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
    • Morris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Edwardsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Piper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
    • Bonner Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Wallula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Washington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Washington.

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 Mount Washington - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Independence.
    • The Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Washington Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30384 <3>
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pitcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mound Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheffield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Independence.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Independence Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32371 <3>
  • Continue List   (332 more) ...

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, Mount Washington had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Centropolis
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Centropolis is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
  • Englewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Englewood is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Maywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Maywood is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Independence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Leeds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leeds is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Randolph is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Birmingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Birmingham is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Minaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Minaville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
  • Thornton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Thornton is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Courtney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Courtney is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
  • Kansas City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Westport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westport is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Adams
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Adams is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Moscow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moscow is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • North Kansas City
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Washington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Washington.

Newspapers Published in Mount Washington ...

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 194 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Washington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Washington, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Washington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mount Washington:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Washington) 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 Mount Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.