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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 Banks Lake South (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 Banks Lake South. 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 Banks Lake South ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Banks Lake South: Banks Lk. South
  • While the name of this community is Banks Lake South, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Banks Lake South may originally have been Bank's Lake South.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Banks Lake South might be written as Bank Lake South.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Banks Lake South is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Adams, Benton, Douglas, Franklin, Kittitas, Lincoln, Okanogan & Yakima.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Banks Lake South)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banks Lake South, with the one closest to Banks Lake South listed first.
    • Coulee City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hartline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Grant County
    • Wilson Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Soap Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Krupp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krupp
      • Krupp is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Marlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
      • Marlin is located in Grant County
    • Lakeview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Grant County
    • Electric City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ephrata
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Coulee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banks Lake South, with the one closest to Banks Lake South listed first.
    • Mold ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
      • Mold is located in Douglas County
    • Mansfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Withrow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
      • Withrow is located in Douglas County
    • Coulee Dam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Osborne Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
      • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banks Lake South, with the one closest to Banks Lake South listed first.
    • Almira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilbur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Okanogan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banks Lake South, with the one closest to Banks Lake South listed first.
    • Mason City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
      • Mason City is located in Okanogan County
    • Elmer City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Banks Lake South ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Banks Lake South.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Banks Lake South, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Banks Lake South.

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 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 Banks Lake South:

Cemeteries Near Banks Lake South ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Banks Lake South.

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 Banks Lake South covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Coulee City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulee City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulee City Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Mold Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mold Cemetery
  • Danish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Welsh Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
  • Almira Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Almira Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Almira Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Jameson Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
  • Tolonen Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolonen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolonen Cemetery
  • Lafollette Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafollette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafollette Cemetery
  • Buckingham Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckingham Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Happy Home Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Home Cemetery
    • Wheat Ridge Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheat Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheat Ridge Cemetery
    • Spring Canyon Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Banks Lake South in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Banks Lake South.

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

  • Saint Andrews
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Saint Andrews is located in Douglas County
  • Almira
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Govan ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Govan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Govan is located in Lincoln County
  • Hesseltine ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesseltine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesseltine
    • Hesseltine is located in Lincoln County
  • Wilbur
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Banks Lake South) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Banks Lake South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6268, Longitude: -119.2776    
<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 Banks Lake South, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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