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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 Babb (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 Babb. 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 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.

Babb is located in Spokane County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spokane County: Benewah (ID), Bonner (ID), Kootenai (ID), Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens & Whitman.

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

  • Spokane County     (The home county of Babb)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babb, with the one closest to Babb listed first.
    • Cheney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
      • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
    • Silver Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
    • Tyler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Spokane County
    • Four Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Medical Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Spokane County
    • Spangle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Airway Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Deep Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
      • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
    • Spokane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Valleyford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babb, with the one closest to Babb listed first.
    • Edwall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Reardan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sprague
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mondovi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
      • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
    • Omans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
      • Omans is located in Lincoln County
    • Bluestem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
      • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
    • Davenport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
    • Harrington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Stevens County
    • Tumtum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
  • Whitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Babb, with the one closest to Babb listed first.
    • Pine City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Whitman County
    • Malden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint John
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lone Pine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
    • Oakesdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people

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

Newspapers Published in Babb ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Babb.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Babb, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Babb.

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 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 Babb:

Cemeteries Near Babb ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Babb.

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

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

  • New England Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New England Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New England Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lance Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lance Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lance Hill Cemetery
  • Green Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mound Cemetery
  • Lakes Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakes Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakes Memorial Cemetery
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
  • Medical Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medical Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medical Lake Cemetery
  • Rockdale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockdale Cemetery
  • Spokane Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spokane Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spokane Memorial Gardens Cemetery
  • Edwall Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwall Cemetery
  • Moran Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Riverside Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Memorial Park
    • Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo 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.<5>

While we didn't find Babb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Babb.

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

  • Cheney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Spokane County
  • Medical Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marshall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Spokane County
  • Deep Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
  • Spangle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
    • Hite is located in Spokane County
  • Plaza
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
    • Plaza is located in Spokane County
  • Reardan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sprague
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine City ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Whitman County
  • Spokane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rosalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • East Spokane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spokane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
      • East Spokane is located in Spokane County
    • Waverly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people

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

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

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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 '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- Babb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Babb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4582, Longitude: -117.6577       In this case, the coordinates for Babb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Babb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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