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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Entiat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Entiat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Entiat, please Contact Us.

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 Entiat (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 Entiat. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Entiat is historic, it would have been located within present day Stevens 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 Stevens County: Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille & Spokane.

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

  • Chelan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Entiat, with the one closest to Entiat listed first.
    • Entiat
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ardenvoir
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelan Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyslope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
    • Cashmere
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
      • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
    • Manson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Chelan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Monitor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wenatchee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West Wenatchee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wenatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wenatchee
      • West Wenatchee is located in Chelan County
    • Dryden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleyard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
      • Appleyard is located in Chelan County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Entiat, with the one closest to Entiat listed first.
    • Orondo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Waterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
      • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
    • East Wenatchee Bench
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee Bench
      • East Wenatchee Bench is located in Douglas County
    • Beebe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Douglas County
    • East Wenatchee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Withrow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
      • Withrow is located in Douglas County
    • Rock Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Palisades
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
      • Palisades is located in Douglas County
    • Mansfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Okanogan County
    • Pateros
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Entiat ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Entiat.

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

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

  • Orondo Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orondo Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orondo Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Entiat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Entiat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Entiat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brays Landing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brays Landing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brays Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waterville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterville Cemetery
    • The Waterville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fraternity Cemetery
  • Badger Mtn. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Side Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Douglas Luthern Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Luthern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Luthern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cashmere Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cashmere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cashmere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wenatchee City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenatchee City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wenatchee City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Wenatchee.
    • The Wenatchee City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wenatchee Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1053458 <4>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

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

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

  • Orondo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Waterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Douglas County
  • Wenatchee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Peshastin
    (18 miles [29 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 Entiat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Entiat.

Newspapers Published in Entiat ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Entiat.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Entiat, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Entiat.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Entiat:

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Entiat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Entiat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Entiat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6629, Longitude: -120.2237       In this case, the coordinates for Entiat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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