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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 Chattaroy (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 Chattaroy. 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.

Chattaroy 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 Chattaroy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chattaroy:

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

Cemeteries Near Chattaroy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chattaroy.

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

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

  • Chattaroy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chattaroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chattaroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Spokane Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spokane Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spokane Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. St. Michael Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. St. Michael Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orchard Prairie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orchard Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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    • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairmount Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chattaroy had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Buckeye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Buckeye
    • From Chattaroy to Buckeye
  • Deer Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
    • Hazard is located in Spokane County
  • Mead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Peone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spokane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • East Spokane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spokane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
    • East Spokane is located in Spokane County
  • Hauser
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
    • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <2>
  • Loon Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Spokane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chester
    • From Chattaroy to Chester
  • Springdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Post Falls
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
    • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rathdrum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
      • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <2>
    • Deep Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Chattaroy ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chattaroy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chattaroy, 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 Chattaroy.

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 helpful 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 Chattaroy:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chattaroy. 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://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 '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- Chattaroy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chattaroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8894, Longitude: -117.3576    
<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 Chattaroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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