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 Busby (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 Busby. 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 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.
Busby 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 Busby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Busby:
- Whitman County (The home county of Busby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Busby, with the one closest to Busby listed first.
- Staley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Staley is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Pullman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Palouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Almota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Almota is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Asotin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busby, with the one closest to Busby listed first.
- Clarkston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Silcott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Silcott is located in Asotin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
- West Clarkston - Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarkston Heights - Vineland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Asotin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cloverland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Asotin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Garfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busby, with the one closest to Busby listed first.
- Mayview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Gould City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gould City is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
- Pataha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pataha is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
- Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peola is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
- Latah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Busby, with the one closest to Busby listed first.
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lenville is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
- Howell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Potlatch Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Potlatch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Onaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Freeze
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Juliaetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nez Perce County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Busby, with the one closest to Busby listed first.
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lewiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Lapwai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrylane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
- Lapwai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Sweetwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Busby, see our County-by-County Page for Busby.
Cemeteries Near Busby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Busby.
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 Busby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Busby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Busby, with the one closest to Busby listed first.
- Pullman City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pitts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cordelia Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (58 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Busby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Busby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Busby, with the one closest to Busby listed first.
- Staley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Staley is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Pullman Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
- Pullman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Whelan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whelan is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fallon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fallon is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Wawawai ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wawawai is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Joel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Joel is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Busby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Busby.
Newspapers Published in Busby ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Busby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Busby, 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 Busby.
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 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 Busby:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Whitman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Asotin County
- Garfield County
- Latah 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 Busby, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Busby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |