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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 Davenport (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 Davenport. 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.

Davenport is located in Lincoln County and is the County Seat.

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 Lincoln County: Adams, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens & Whitman.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Davenport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Omans
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
      • Omans is located in Lincoln County
    • Mondovi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
      • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
    • Bluestem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
      • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
    • Reardan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Harrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Edwall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Bays
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
      • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
    • Deer Meadows
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
      • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
    • Miles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Lincoln County
    • Long Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
    • Fort Spokane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
      • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
    • Creston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Spokane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Deep Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
      • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
    • Lakeland Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
      • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
    • Medical Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Tyler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Spokane County
    • Silver Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
    • Airway Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Four Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cheney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Nine Mile Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davenport, with the one closest to Davenport listed first.
    • Wellpinit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellpinit
      • Wellpinit is located in Stevens County
    • Ford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Tumtum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
    • Fruitland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Davenport ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davenport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Davenport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Davenport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Davenport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Davenport.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Davenport:

Cemeteries Near Davenport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davenport.

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

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Edwall Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwall Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Sassin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Egypt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reinbold Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
  • Rockdale Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockdale Cemetery
  • Chief Lot Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chief Lot Cemetery
  • West Greenwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Greenwood Cemetery
  • Medical Lake Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medical Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medical Lake Cemetery
  • Lakes Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakes Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakes Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West End Assembly of God Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Davenport had a population of 396 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Davenport had a population of 1,756 people.

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

  • Omans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
    • Omans is located in Lincoln County
  • Rocklyn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklyn
    • Rocklyn is located in Lincoln County
  • Mondovi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
    • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
  • Earl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Lincoln County
  • Harrington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Reardan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
    • Hite is located in Spokane County
  • Miles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Lincoln County
  • Creston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Deep Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
  • Tyler
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Spokane County
  • Medical Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sherman ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Lincoln County
    • Sprague
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wilbur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davenport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davenport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6541, Longitude: -118.1511    
<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 Davenport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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