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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 Fayette (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 Fayette. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Fayette is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum & Yakima.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Fayette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Adna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Claquato
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
      • Claquato is located in Lewis County
    • Curtis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chehalis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Newaukum
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaukum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
      • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
    • Galvin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Doty
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Centralia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fords Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
      • Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
    • Pe Ell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Napavine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winlock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowlitz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Ryderwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
      • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County
    • Olequa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olequa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
      • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
    • Castle Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Silver Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Toutle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Chehalis Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chehalis Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
      • Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Oakville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Porter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Malone - Porter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
      • Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Malone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
      • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
    • McCleary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Elma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
      • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <1>
    • Garden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
    • McCleary Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
      • McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Brady
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Pacific County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Lebam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Menlo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
      • Menlo is located in Pacific County
    • Raymond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Independence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Thurston County
    • Rochester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Grand Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucoda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
      • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
    • Littlerock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tenino
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntosh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
    • East Olympia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tumwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rainier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kellys Korner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
      • Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Grays River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Skamokawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Fayette ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fayette, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fayette.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Fayette:

Cemeteries Near Fayette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayette.

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

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

  • Claquato Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Washington Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Lawn Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Mound Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Mound Cemetery
  • Oakville Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakville Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakville Pioneer Cemetery
  • Snow Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
  • Little Falls Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Falls Cemetery
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Forest Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Lone Hill Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Hill Cemetery
    • Alpha Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpha Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fayette had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Claquato
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
    • Claquato is located in Lewis County
  • Boistfort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boistfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boistfort
    • Boistfort is located in Lewis County
  • Newaukum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaukum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
    • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
  • Chehalis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Centralia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pe Ell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Napavine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Mound
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Lewis County
  • Winlock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bucoda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Cowlitz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlitz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz
      • Cowlitz is located in Lewis County

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

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.co.lewis.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fayette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fayette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6482, Longitude: -123.1173       In this case, the coordinates for Fayette 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 Fayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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