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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 Keller (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 Keller. 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.

Keller is located in Ferry 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 Ferry County: Lincoln, Okanogan & Stevens.

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

  • Ferry County     (The home county of Keller)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
    • Coulee Dam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Osborne Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
      • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
    • Grand Coulee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Electric City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
    • Deer Meadows
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
      • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
    • Fort Spokane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
      • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
    • Miles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Lincoln County
    • Wilbur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Seven Bays
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
      • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
    • Creston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Almira
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Okanogan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
    • Elmer City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nespelem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nespelem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nespelem
      • Nespelem is located in Okanogan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Mason City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
      • Mason City is located in Okanogan County
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hunters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Gifford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Daisy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Stevens County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Keller ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keller.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Keller. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Keller and those printed in the larger area surrounding Keller.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Keller.

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 Keller:

Cemeteries Near Keller ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keller.

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

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

  • Spring Canyon Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafollette Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafollette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafollette Cemetery
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
  • Kewa Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kewa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kewa Cemetery
  • West End Assembly of God Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • The Egypt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reinbold Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Almira Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Almira Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Almira Cemetery

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 Keller in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keller.

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

  • Hesseltine ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesseltine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesseltine
    • Hesseltine is located in Lincoln County
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Lincoln County
  • Miles
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Lincoln County
  • Wilbur
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Hunters
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Creston
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Govan ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Govan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Govan is located in Lincoln County
  • Almira
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keller) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keller. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0775, Longitude: -118.6829    
<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 Keller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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