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 Dixie Crossing (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 Dixie Crossing. 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 Dixie Crossing ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dixie Crossing: Dixie Xing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dixie Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dixie Crossing.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County: Umatilla (OR), Benton, Columbia & Franklin.
Below are the counties that are near Dixie Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dixie Crossing:
- Walla Walla County (The home county of Dixie Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
- College Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Rulo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Mojonnier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
- Walla Walla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calhounville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Lowden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Touchet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paddock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Kibler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kibler is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Dixie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
- Finley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Finley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
- Menoken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menoken is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Relief
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Franklin County
- Ainsworth Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
- Umatilla County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
- Calhounville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calhounville is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Umapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Umapine is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
- Spofford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spofford is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
- Milton - Freewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Vansycle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Helix
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Havana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Bingham Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
- Gibbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gibbon is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dixie Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Dixie Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Dixie Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixie Crossing.
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 Dixie Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dixie Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- The Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ballou Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38788 <2>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bowlus Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athena Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Helix Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Key Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hyatt Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Dixie Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dixie Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
- Rulo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Walla Walla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Berryman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Touchet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spofford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spofford is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
- Climax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Gilliam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gilliam is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Vansycle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Blue Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dixie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Downing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dixie Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixie Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Dixie Crossing ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixie Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dixie Crossing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dixie Crossing.
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 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 Dixie Crossing:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Walla Walla County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Columbia County
- Franklin County
- Umatilla 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 Dixie Crossing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dixie Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |