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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 Hurricane Grange (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 Hurricane Grange. 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.

Hurricane Grange is located in Wallowa County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wallowa County: Adams (ID), Idaho (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Baker, Umatilla, Union, Asotin (WA), Columbia (WA) & Garfield (WA).

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

  • Wallowa County     (The home county of Hurricane Grange)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Grange, with the one closest to Hurricane Grange listed first.
    • Joseph
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Enterprise
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <1>
    • Evans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Wallowa County
    • Lostine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallowa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
      • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <1>
    • Imnaha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Grange, with the one closest to Hurricane Grange listed first.
    • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
      • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
    • Homestead ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Baker County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Grange, with the one closest to Hurricane Grange listed first.
    • Cove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Medical Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medical Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Springs
      • Medical Springs is located in Union County
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Hurricane Grange ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hurricane Grange.

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 Hurricane Grange covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chief Joseph Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alder Slope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Slope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alder Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lostine Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lostine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lostine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallowa Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallowa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallowa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Imnaha Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imnaha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imnaha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cove Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Union.
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Dunham Wright Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunham Wright Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dunham Wright Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2557785 <5>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lower Cove Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Cove Cemetery
      • The Lower Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wright 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 Hurricane Grange in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hurricane Grange.

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

  • Joseph
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Enterprise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <1>
  • Lostine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallowa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
    • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <1>
  • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
    • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
  • Imnaha
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cove
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Medical Springs
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medical Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Springs
    • Medical Springs is located in Union County

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

Newspapers Published in Hurricane Grange ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane Grange.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hurricane Grange, 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 Hurricane Grange.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hurricane Grange:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hurricane Grange. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Hurricane Grange) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hurricane Grange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3496, Longitude: -117.2707       In this case, the coordinates for Hurricane Grange 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 Hurricane Grange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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