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 Alpowa (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 Alpowa. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Alpowa is located in Whitman County.
To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whitman County: Benewah (ID), Latah (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln & Spokane.
Below are the counties that are near Alpowa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alpowa:
- Whitman County (The home county of Alpowa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpowa, with the one closest to Alpowa listed first.
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Chambers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chambers is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Staley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Staley is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Pullman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Almota
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Almota is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shawnee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Asotin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpowa, with the one closest to Alpowa listed first.
- Silcott
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silcott is located in Asotin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
- Clarkston Heights - Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Clarkston - Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asotin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Asotin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Anatone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpowa, with the one closest to Alpowa listed first.
- Peola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peola is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
- Pataha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pataha is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
- Mayview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Pomeroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gould City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gould City is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
- Latah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpowa, with the one closest to Alpowa listed first.
- Genesee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenville is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
- Moscow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Juliaetta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Kendrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpowa, with the one closest to Alpowa listed first.
- Slickpoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slickpoo is located in Lewis County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nez Perce County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpowa, with the one closest to Alpowa listed first.
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- North Lapwai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lapwai
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <1>
- Spalding
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Waha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
- Cherrylane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
- Culdesac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alpowa, see our County-by-County Page for Alpowa.
Cemeteries Near Alpowa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alpowa.
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 Alpowa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alpowa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alpowa, with the one closest to Alpowa listed first.
- Vineland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vineland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Clarkston.
- The Vineland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarkston Vineland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77100 <2>
- Normal Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- J.M. Silcott Gravesite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Asotin City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asotin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Asotin.
- The Asotin City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asotin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76703 <2>
- Lewis & Clark Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cloverland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kirby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peola Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tammany Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Coyote Grade Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pataha Flat Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Broncheau Family Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Alpowa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alpowa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alpowa, with the one closest to Alpowa listed first.
- Silcott
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silcott is located in Asotin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
- Asotin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Colton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Johnson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Peola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peola is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
- Genesee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wawawai ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wawawai is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai
- Staley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Staley is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Theon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Theon is located in Asotin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Anatone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mayview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Pomeroy
(19 miles [30.6 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 Alpowa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alpowa.
Newspapers Published in Alpowa ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alpowa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alpowa, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alpowa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Alpowa:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Whitman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Asotin County
- Garfield County
- Latah County
- Lewis County
- Nez Perce County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Alpowa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Alpowa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |