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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 Dynamite (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 Dynamite. 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 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.

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

  • Spokane County     (The home county of Dynamite)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dynamite, with the one closest to Dynamite listed first.
    • Marshall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshall is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Spangle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Four Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Valleyford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mica is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
    • Spokane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chester is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Airway Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Medical Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dynamite, with the one closest to Dynamite listed first.
    • Reardan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sprague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mondovi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
    • Long Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Omans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Omans is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
  • Stevens County
    • Tumtum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
  • Whitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dynamite, with the one closest to Dynamite listed first.
    • Malden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rosalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pine City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Pine City is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Lone Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Tekoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willard is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Juno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Juno is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
    • Oakesdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Saint John
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Seltice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Seltice is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Lamont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Benewah County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dynamite, with the one closest to Dynamite listed first.
    • Willard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Plummer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
  • Kootenai County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dynamite, with the one closest to Dynamite listed first.
    • State Line Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
    • State Line
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Bellgrove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
    • Worley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Worley is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <1>
    • Hauser
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <1>
    • Post Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coeur d'Alene Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Coeur d'Alene Junction is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene Junction

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

Cemeteries Near Dynamite ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dynamite.

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 Dynamite - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dynamite covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Green Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New England Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spokane Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wood Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mica Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Englewood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Dynamite in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dynamite.

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

  • Spangle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Cheney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mica is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Plaza
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Plaza is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
  • Freeman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Freeman is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • East Spokane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Spokane is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
  • Spokane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Medical Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Fairfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rockford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Deep Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Tyler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Tyler is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler

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

Newspapers Published in Dynamite ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dynamite.

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

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 Dynamite:

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 Dynamite, 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 from Point A (ie- Dynamite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.