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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 Finley (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 Finley. 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 and hospitals 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.

Finley is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Morrow (OR), Umatilla (OR), Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Walla Walla & Yakima.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Finley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finley, with the one closest to Finley listed first.
    • Highland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Benton County
    • Kennewick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Richland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Benton County
    • Benton City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finley, with the one closest to Finley listed first.
    • Ainsworth Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
      • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Pasco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
      • Pasco is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <2>
    • West Pasco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
      • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Eltopia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mesa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
      • Mesa is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <2>
    • Basin City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Walla Walla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finley, with the one closest to Finley listed first.
    • Burbank
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wallula
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
      • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
    • Wallula Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
      • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
    • Touchet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Eureka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
    • Rulo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
    • Paddock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
    • Calhounville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
      • Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County
    • Mojonnier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
      • Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County
  • Morrow County (OR)
    • Irrigon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
      • Irrigon is located in Morrow County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <2>
  • Umatilla County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finley, with the one closest to Finley listed first.
    • Cold Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Power City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
      • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Umatilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
      • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <2>
    • Hermiston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
      • Hermiston is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <2>
    • Stanfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
      • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <2>
    • Helix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
      • Helix is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <2>
    • Umapine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
      • Umapine is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Hinkle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
      • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Echo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <2>
    • Calhounville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
      • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Ordnance ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
      • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County (OR)

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

Newspapers Published in Finley ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Finley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Finley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Finley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Finley:

Cemeteries Near Finley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Finley.

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

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

  • Riverview Heights Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Heights Cemetery
  • Columbia Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Memorial Gardens
  • City View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pasco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76739 <4>
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
  • Holdman Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holdman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holdman Cemetery
  • Eltopia Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eltopia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eltopia Cemetery
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Umatilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umatilla Cemetery
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hermiston Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermiston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermiston Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Pasco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
    • Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <2>
  • Wallula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
    • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
  • Wallula Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
    • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
  • Juniper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Juniper is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Glade
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Glade is located in Franklin County
  • Touchet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Vansycle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vansycle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
    • Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Eltopia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Umatilla
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
    • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <2>
  • Stanton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Eureka
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rulo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
    • Lee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Walla Walla County
    • Helix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
      • Helix is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <2>

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

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

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Finley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Finley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1540, Longitude: -119.0339       In this case, the coordinates for Finley 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 Finley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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