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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 Lauer (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 Lauer. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lauer is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Franklin, Grant, Lincoln & Whitman.

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

  • Adams County     (The home county of Lauer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
    • Ritzville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Paha ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
      • Paha is located in Adams County
    • Lind
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Providence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Adams County
    • Cunningham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
    • Ruff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
      • Ruff is located in Grant County
    • Krupp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krupp
      • Krupp is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Marlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
      • Marlin is located in Grant County
    • Wilson Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Warden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Moses Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cascade Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
      • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
    • Stratford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Grant County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
    • Odessa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mohler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler
      • Mohler is located in Lincoln County
    • Earl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Earl is located in Lincoln County
    • Harrington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lauer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lauer.

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

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

  • Ammaus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odessa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odessa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kappel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Schultz Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schultz Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schultz Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ritzville Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lind Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paha Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freedensfeld Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedensfeld Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freedensfeld Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the south of Odessa.
    • The Freedensfeld Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Quast Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kansas Prairie Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tolonen Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolonen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolonen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bemis Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wheat Ridge Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheat Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheat Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Paha ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
    • Paha is located in Adams County
  • Ritzville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lind
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Providence
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Adams County
  • Earl
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Lincoln County
  • Bemis
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
    • Bemis is located in Adams County
  • Harrington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lauer ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lauer.

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

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 Lauer:

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wa.us/

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' (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- Lauer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lauer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2254, Longitude: -118.7292       In this case, the coordinates for Lauer 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 Lauer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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