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 Little Falls (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 Little Falls. 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.
Name Variations for Little Falls ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Littlefalls.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little Falls. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Falls.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Little Falls is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Adams, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens & Whitman.
Below are the counties that are near Little Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Falls:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Little Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Falls, with the one closest to Little Falls listed first.
- Long Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Reardan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mondovi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Davenport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
- Fort Spokane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
- Miles
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miles is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Deer Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
- Seven Bays
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
- Rocklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklyn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklyn
- Edwall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bluestem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
- Spokane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Falls, with the one closest to Little Falls listed first.
- Deep Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Nine Mile Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Airway Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Medical Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
- Silver Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Dartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dartford is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
- Fairwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairwood is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
- Town and Country
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Town and Country is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
- Four Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Stevens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Falls, with the one closest to Little Falls listed first.
- Wellpinit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellpinit is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellpinit
- Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tumtum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tumtum is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
- Springdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grays is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Clavton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loon Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kulzer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kulzer is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
- Hunters
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Little Falls.
Cemeteries Near Little Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Falls.
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 Little Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Falls, with the one closest to Little Falls listed first.
- Chief Lot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scotts Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tumtum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West End Assembly of God Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Medical Lake Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
- The Egypt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reinbold Cemetery
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Rose Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Little Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Falls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Falls, with the one closest to Little Falls listed first.
- Mondovi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Reardan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hite is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
- Deep Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Davenport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
- Springdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hazard is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Miles
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miles is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Medical Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loon Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklyn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklyn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Deer Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Falls.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Little Falls ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Falls.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Little Falls. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Little Falls and those printed in the larger area surrounding Little Falls.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Little Falls.
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 Little Falls:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Spokane County
- Stevens 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 Little Falls, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |