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Introduction ...

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

We've added Grange City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grange City, 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 Grange City (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 Grange City. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Grange City is historic, it would have been located within present day Columbia 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 Columbia County: Umatilla (OR), Wallowa (OR), Franklin, Garfield, Walla Walla & Whitman.

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Grange City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grange City, with the one closest to Grange City listed first.
    • Starbuck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Relief
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Relief. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
      • Relief is located in Columbia County
    • Delaney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delaney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
      • Delaney is located in Columbia County
    • Menoken
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
      • Menoken is located in Columbia County
    • Huntsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County
    • Washtucna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grange City, with the one closest to Grange City listed first.
    • Windust
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
      • Windust is located in Franklin County
    • Kahlotus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grange City, with the one closest to Grange City listed first.
    • Gould City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
      • Gould City is located in Garfield County
    • Pomeroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pataha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
      • Pataha is located in Garfield County
  • Walla Walla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grange City, with the one closest to Grange City listed first.
    • Tompkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
      • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
    • Magallon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magallon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
      • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
    • Clyde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
    • Prescott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Waitsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Coppei
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coppei. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppei
      • Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
    • Paddock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
    • Eureka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Dixie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rulo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rulo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
  • Whitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grange City, with the one closest to Grange City listed first.
    • Hooper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • LaCrosse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Grange City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grange City.

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

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

  • Old Bones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washtucna Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ivy Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kahlotus Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covello Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covello Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Owsley Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bundy Hollow Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bundy Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bundy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delight Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Memorial Park
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Bemis Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bemis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bemis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pomeroy City Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Michigan Prairie Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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.

Grange City itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Starbuck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Relief
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Relief. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Relief is located in Columbia County
  • Delaney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delaney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
    • Delaney is located in Columbia County
  • Alto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Columbia County
  • Hooper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Clyde
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
  • Washtucna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chard
    • Chard is located in Garfield County
  • Hay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay
    • Hay is located in Whitman County
  • Menoken
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
    • Menoken is located in Columbia County
  • Prescott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Huntsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Waitsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pampa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pampa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pampa
      • Pampa 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 Grange City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grange City.

Newspapers Published in Grange City ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grange City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grange City, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grange City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Grange City:

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiaco.com/

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 Grange City, 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>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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grange City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grange City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5499, Longitude: -118.1800       In this case, the coordinates for Grange City 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.




 

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