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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 Grahams Landing (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 Grahams Landing. 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 Grahams Landing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Grahams Landing: Grahams Lndg. (or less commonly used: Grahams Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Grahams Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Grahams Landing may originally have been Graham's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grahams Landing might be written as Graham Landing.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Grahams Landing is located in Asotin 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 Asotin County: Nez Perce (ID), Wallowa (OR), Garfield & Whitman.

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

  • Asotin County     (The home county of Grahams Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahams Landing, with the one closest to Grahams Landing listed first.
    • Asotin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Anatone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkston Heights - Vineland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Heights - Vineland
      • Clarkston Heights - Vineland is located in Asotin County
    • Clarkston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • West Clarkston - Highland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Clarkston - Highland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarkston - Highland
      • West Clarkston - Highland is located in Asotin County
    • Cloverland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
      • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
    • Silcott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silcott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
      • Silcott is located in Asotin County
  • Garfield County
    • Peola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
      • Peola is located in Garfield County
  • Whitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahams Landing, with the one closest to Grahams Landing listed first.
    • Leon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Whitman County
    • Uniontown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Colton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Idaho County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahams Landing, with the one closest to Grahams Landing listed first.
    • Ferdinand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
      • Ferdinand is located in Idaho County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <2>
    • Keuterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Idaho County (ID)
  • Latah County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahams Landing, with the one closest to Grahams Landing listed first.
    • Genesee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <2>
    • Juliaetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
      • Lenville is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Kendrick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Kendrick is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <2>
  • Lewis County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahams Landing, with the one closest to Grahams Landing listed first.
    • Slickpoo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
      • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County (ID)
    • Winchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Lewis County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
    • Reubens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
      • Reubens is located in Lewis County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Ruebens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
      • Ruebens is located in Lewis County (ID)
    • Craigmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmont
      • Craigmont is located in Lewis County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigmont <2>
  • Nez Perce County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahams Landing, with the one closest to Grahams Landing listed first.
    • Waha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
      • Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Lewiston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
    • Sweetwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Lapwai
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapwai have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
      • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <2>
    • North Lapwai
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Culdesac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
      • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <2>
    • Spalding
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <2>
    • Leon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Chesley ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
      • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Cherrylane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Lenore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
      • Lenore is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenore <2>
    • Peck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <2>
  • Wallowa County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahams Landing, with the one closest to Grahams Landing listed first.
    • Flora ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
    • Troy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Wallowa County (OR)

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

Newspapers Published in Grahams Landing ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grahams Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grahams Landing, 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 Grahams Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Grahams Landing:

Cemeteries Near Grahams Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grahams Landing.

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

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

  • Theon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Theon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Theon Cemetery
  • Craige Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craige Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craige Cemetery
  • Tammany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tammany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tammany Cemetery
  • Asotin City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Asotin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Asotin.
    • The Asotin City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Asotin Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asotin City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76703 <6>
  • Red Elk Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Elk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Elk Cemetery
  • Lewis & Clark Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Normal Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cloverland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverland Cemetery
  • Lake Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
  • J.M. Silcott Gravesite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Vineland Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vineland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Clarkston.
    • The Vineland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clarkston Vineland Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77100 <6>
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Nez Perce Tribal Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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.<7>

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

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

  • Waha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
    • Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Theon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
    • Theon is located in Asotin County
  • Asotin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Anatone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewiston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
  • Silcott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silcott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
    • Silcott is located in Asotin County
  • Leon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Uniontown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Genesee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Genesee is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <2>
  • Paradise
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Colton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Peola
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
    • Peola is located in Garfield County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Flora ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
    • Juliaetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Whitman County

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

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

The official website for Asotin County: www.co.asotin.wa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grahams Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grahams Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2204, Longitude: -116.9599       In this case, the coordinates for Grahams Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Grahams Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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