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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 Deer Valley (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 Deer Valley. 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.

Name Variations for Deer Valley ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Deer Valley: Deer Vly. (or less commonly used: Deer Vally. or Deer Vlly.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

Deer Valley is located in Pend Oreille 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 Pend Oreille County: Bonner (ID), Boundary (ID), Kootenai (ID), Spokane & Stevens.

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

  • Pend Oreille County     (The home county of Deer Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Valley, with the one closest to Deer Valley listed first.
    • Dalkena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
      • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Usk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Camden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Cusick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
      • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <1>
    • Newport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
    • Ruby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Diamond City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
      • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Spokane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Valley, with the one closest to Deer Valley listed first.
    • Elk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Grays Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
      • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
    • Deer Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chattaroy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Colbert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Green Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
      • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County
    • Peone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
      • Peone is located in Spokane County
    • Dartford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
      • Dartford is located in Spokane County
    • Mead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
      • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
    • Newman Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Country Homes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
      • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Valley, with the one closest to Deer Valley listed first.
    • Clavton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Loon Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kulzer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County
    • Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Chewelah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Grays
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
      • Grays is located in Stevens County
    • Springdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waits
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
      • Waits is located in Stevens County
    • Tumtum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
    • Addy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonner County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Valley, with the one closest to Deer Valley listed first.
    • Oldtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
      • Oldtown is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <1>
    • Priest River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Blanchard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <1>
    • Laclede
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
      • Laclede is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laclede <1>
    • Wrencoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
      • Wrencoe is located in Bonner County (ID)
    • Coolin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolin
      • Coolin is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolin <1>
  • Kootenai County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Valley, with the one closest to Deer Valley listed first.
    • Spirit Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
      • Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <1>
    • Echo Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
      • Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Sturgeon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
      • Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County (ID)

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

Newspapers Published in Deer Valley ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Valley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Valley.

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 Deer Valley:

Cemeteries Near Deer Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Valley.

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

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

  • Newport Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
  • Milan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Chewelah City Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah City Cemetery
  • Chewelah Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah Memorial Park
  • Chattaroy Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chattaroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chattaroy Cemetery
  • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Seneacquoteen Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneacquoteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneacquoteen Cemetery
    • Scotts Valley Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 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.<5>

While we didn't find Deer Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deer Valley.

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

  • Loon Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Priest River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Chattaroy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Chewelah
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Springdale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
    • Hazard is located in Spokane County
  • Buckeye
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
  • Peone
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
    • Peone is located in Spokane County
  • Addy
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mead
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Deer Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deer Valley.

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

The official website for Pend Oreille County: www.co.pend-oreille.wa.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1816, Longitude: -117.3008       In this case, the coordinates for Deer Valley 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 Deer Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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