Our Genealogy Helper
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 Lamar (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 Lamar. 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.
Lamar is located in Walla Walla County.
To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walla Walla County: Umatilla (OR), Benton, Columbia & Franklin.
Below are the counties that are near Lamar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lamar:
- Walla Walla County (The home county of Lamar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Paddock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Rulo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Berryman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Prescott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Tompkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Waitsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lowden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- College Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garrett is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Walla Walla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coppei
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppei
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Finley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Finley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Kennewick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Menoken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Menoken is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Grange City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grange City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Relief
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Starbuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Delaney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delaney is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Windust
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Windust is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
- Kahlotus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eltopia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ainsworth Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
- Pasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Connell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mesa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Umatilla County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Calhounville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Calhounville is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Umapine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Umapine is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
- Spofford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spofford is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
- Milton - Freewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vansycle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Blue Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lamar, see our County-by-County Page for Lamar.
Cemeteries Near Lamar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamar.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lamar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lamar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Ivy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- The Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ballou Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38788 <2>
- Bundy Hollow Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kahlotus Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Old Bones Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlus Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eltopia Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Lamar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lamar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Climax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Rulo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Berryman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Prescott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Valley Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Waitsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Menoken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Menoken is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Walla Walla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Touchet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coppei
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppei
- Gilliam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lamar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lamar.
Newspapers Published in Lamar ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lamar, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lamar.
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 Lamar:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Walla Walla County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Columbia County
- Franklin County
- Umatilla County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lamar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lamar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |