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 Darknell (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 Darknell. 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.
Darknell is located in Spokane 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 Spokane County: Benewah (ID), Bonner (ID), Kootenai (ID), Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens & Whitman.
Below are the counties that are near Darknell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darknell:
- Spokane County (The home county of Darknell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darknell, with the one closest to Darknell listed first.
- Rockford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Valleyford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mica is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Spangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Latah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Veradale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dishman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dishman is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman
- Greenacres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Opportunity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Opportunity is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Whitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darknell, with the one closest to Darknell listed first.
- Lone Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Tekoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Rosalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seltice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Malden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakesdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Pine City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Juno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Juno is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Benewah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darknell, with the one closest to Darknell listed first.
- Plummer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Chatcolet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Tensed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- De Smet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- Parkline
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parkline is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
- Saint Maries
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kootenai County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darknell, with the one closest to Darknell listed first.
- Worley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bellgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Conkling Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
- State Line Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
- State Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Post Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hauser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huetter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huetter is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Coeur d'Alene Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coeur d'Alene Junction is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene Junction
- Coeur d'Alene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fernan Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Medimont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Latah County (ID)
- Cora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darknell, see our County-by-County Page for Darknell.
Cemeteries Near Darknell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darknell.
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 Darknell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darknell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darknell, with the one closest to Darknell listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mica Peak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mica Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wood Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mica Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Latah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (52 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Worley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saltese Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Darknell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Darknell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Darknell, with the one closest to Darknell listed first.
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Mica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mica is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Spangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Latah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plaza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plaza is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Lone Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Tekoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rosalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Spokane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Spokane is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darknell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darknell.
Newspapers Published in Darknell ...
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 Darknell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darknell, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darknell.
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 Darknell:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Spokane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Whitman County
- Benewah County
- Kootenai County
- Latah 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> | 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- Darknell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Darknell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |