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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 Lone Pine (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 Lone Pine. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lone Pine is located in Okanogan 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 Okanogan County: Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Skagit & Whatcom.

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

  • Okanogan County     (The home county of Lone Pine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
    • Elmer City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mason City ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Nespelem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
    • Coulee Dam
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Osborne Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
      • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
    • Mold ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
      • Mold is located in Douglas County
  • Ferry County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
    • Grand Coulee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Electric City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Banks Lake South
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Lake South
      • Banks Lake South is located in Grant County
    • Coulee City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
    • Almira
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wilbur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Creston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Meadows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
      • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
    • Fort Spokane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
      • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
    • Seven Bays
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
      • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County

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

Newspapers Published in Lone Pine ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Pine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Pine, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Pine.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lone Pine:

Cemeteries Near Lone Pine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Pine.

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

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

  • Spring Canyon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lafollette Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Welsh Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
  • Almira Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Mold Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mold Cemetery
  • Wheat Ridge Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheat Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheat Ridge Cemetery
  • Tolonen Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolonen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolonen Cemetery
  • Coulee City Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulee City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulee City Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews 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 Lone Pine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Pine.

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

  • Hesseltine ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Almira
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Govan ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 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
  • Wilbur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Creston
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Andrews
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Saint Andrews is located in Douglas County

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

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

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9824, Longitude: -118.9631       In this case, the coordinates for Lone Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lone Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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