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 East Farms (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 East Farms. 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 East Farms ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Farms: E. Farms
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Farms. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Farms.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
East Farms 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 East Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Farms:
- Spokane County (The home county of East Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Farms, with the one closest to East Farms listed first.
- Otis Orchards - East Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Otis Orchards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newman Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenacres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Veradale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trentwood is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentwood
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Opportunity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Opportunity is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Spokane Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peone is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Pend Oreille County
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Stevens County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Farms, with the one closest to East Farms listed first.
- Clavton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benewah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Farms, with the one closest to East Farms listed first.
- Plummer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Chatcolet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Parkline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkline is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
- Bonner County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Farms, with the one closest to East Farms listed first.
- Blanchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Careywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kootenai County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Farms, with the one closest to East Farms listed first.
- State Line Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
- State Line
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hauser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coeur d'Alene Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coeur d'Alene Junction is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene Junction
- Huetter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huetter is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Rathdrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coeur d'Alene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <1>
- Dalton Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sturgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Bellgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Farms, see our County-by-County Page for East Farms.
Cemeteries Near East Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Farms.
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 East Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Farms, with the one closest to East Farms listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Post Falls (ID).
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Post Falls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80458 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saltese Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Coeur d'Alene (ID).
- The Forest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. Sherman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80471 <2>
- Riverview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bestland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peone Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (48 more) ...
- Orchard Prairie Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mica Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mica Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 East Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Farms, with the one closest to East Farms listed first.
- Post Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hauser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rathdrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peone is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- East Spokane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Spokane is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
- Mica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mica is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Coeur d'Alene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Mead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ramsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Spokane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buckeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Rockford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chattaroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Farms.
Newspapers Published in East Farms ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Farms, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Farms.
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 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 East Farms:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Spokane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Pend Oreille County
- Stevens County
- Benewah County
- Bonner County
- Kootenai 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 East Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |