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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 Hazard (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 Hazard. 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 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.

Hazard is located in Spokane 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 Spokane County: Benewah (ID), Bonner (ID), Kootenai (ID), Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens & Whitman.

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

  • Spokane County     (The home county of Hazard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Buckeye
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
    • Chattaroy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Nine Mile Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dartford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
      • Dartford is located in Spokane County
    • Colbert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
      • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
    • Country Homes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
      • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
    • Mead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
      • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County
    • Town and Country
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town and Country have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
      • Town and Country is located in Spokane County
    • Grays Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
      • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Long Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
    • Reardan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mondovi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
      • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
  • Pend Oreille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Camden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Dalkena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
      • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Tumtum
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
    • Clavton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Loon Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grays
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
      • Grays is located in Stevens County
    • Kulzer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County
    • Wellpinit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellpinit
      • Wellpinit is located in Stevens County
    • Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
      • Waits is located in Stevens County
    • Chewelah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Bonner County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <1>
    • Oldtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
      • Oldtown is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <1>
  • Kootenai County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Hauser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
      • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <1>
    • State Line Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
      • State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • State Line
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Post Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
      • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <1>
    • Coeur d'Alene Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coeur d'Alene Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene Junction
      • Coeur d'Alene Junction is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Echo Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
      • Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Rathdrum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
      • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <1>
    • Spirit Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
      • Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <1>
    • Sturgeon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
      • Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County (ID)

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

Cemeteries Near Hazard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hazard.

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

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

  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scotts Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tumtum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tumtum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tumtum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chattaroy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chattaroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chattaroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairmount Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Spokane.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76786 <4>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Spokane Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spokane Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spokane Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. St. Michael Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. St. Michael Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peone Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hazard had a population of 79 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Deer Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Buckeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
  • Chattaroy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Loon Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Peone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
    • Peone is located in Spokane County
  • Spokane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Springdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
  • East Spokane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spokane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
    • East Spokane is located in Spokane County
  • Hite
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
    • Hite is located in Spokane County
  • Marshall
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Spokane County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Spokane County
    • Reardan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Medical Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Hazard ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hazard, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hazard.

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 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 Hazard:

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

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hazard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8777, Longitude: -117.5188       In this case, the coordinates for Hazard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Hazard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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