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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 Bissel (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 Bissel. 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 northwest 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 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.

Bissel is located in Stevens 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 Stevens County: Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille & Spokane.

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

  • Stevens County     (The home county of Bissel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bissel, with the one closest to Bissel listed first.
    • Gifford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hunters
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Stevens County
    • Fruitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Stevens County
    • Waits
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
      • Waits is located in Stevens County
    • Addy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chewelah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kulzer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County
    • Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Grays
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
      • Grays is located in Stevens County
    • Springdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bissel, with the one closest to Bissel listed first.
    • Inchelium
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keller
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bissel, with the one closest to Bissel listed first.
    • Miles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Lincoln County
    • Fort Spokane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
      • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
    • Deer Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
      • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
    • Seven Bays
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
      • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
    • Long Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County

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

Cemeteries Near Bissel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bissel.

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

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

  • Kewa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kewa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kewa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stranger Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stranger Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stranger Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summit Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Cully Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cully Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cully Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • LaFleur Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • West End Assembly of God Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Chewelah Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chewelah Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chewelah City Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chewelah City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chief Lot Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chief Lot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chief Lot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
    • The Egypt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reinbold Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Hunters
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Daisy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Stevens County
  • Fruitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Addy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvey ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Harvey is located in Stevens County
  • Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Chewelah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Arden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Arden is located in Stevens County
  • Springdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Lincoln County
  • Colville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Loon Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kettle Falls
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Bissel ...

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 Bissel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bissel, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bissel.

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 Bissel:

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bissel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bissel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2235, Longitude: -118.1428       In this case, the coordinates for Bissel 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 Bissel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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