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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 Glade (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 Glade. 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 doctors 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.

Glade is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Adams, Benton, Columbia, Grant, Walla Walla & Whitman.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Glade)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
    • Pasco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • West Pasco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
      • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Eltopia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ainsworth Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ainsworth Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
      • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Basin City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mesa
      (17 miles [27.4 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 <1>
    • Connell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Windust
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
      • Windust is located in Franklin County
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
    • Kennewick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Richland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Finley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
      • Finley is located in Benton County
    • Highland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Benton County
    • Benton City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Benton County
  • Walla Walla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
    • Burbank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
      • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
    • Wallula Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
      • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
    • Eureka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
    • Touchet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Umatilla County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
    • Power City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
      • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Umatilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Glade ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glade.

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

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

  • City View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City View Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76739 <4>
  • Columbia Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Riverview Heights Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Heights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eltopia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eltopia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eltopia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Connell Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paradise Flats Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Flats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Pasco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 <1>
  • Eltopia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wallula
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
    • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
  • Wallula Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
    • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
  • Eureka
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
  • Juniper
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Juniper is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Connell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Walla Walla County
  • Sulphur
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
    • Sulphur is located in Franklin County
  • Touchet
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Glade ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glade.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glade, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glade.

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 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 Glade:

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Glade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Glade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3360, Longitude: -119.1111       In this case, the coordinates for Glade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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