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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 Long Lake (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 Long Lake. 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 Long Lake ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Lake: Long Lk.

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 and hospitals 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.

Long Lake is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Adams, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens & Whitman.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Long Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
    • Reardan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mondovi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
      • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
    • Davenport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Omans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
      • Omans is located in Lincoln County
    • Fort Spokane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
      • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
    • Miles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Lincoln County
    • Deer Meadows
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
      • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
    • Seven Bays
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
      • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
    • Edwall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bluestem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
      • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
    • Harrington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spokane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
    • Nine Mile Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Deep Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
      • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
    • Airway Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Medical Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dartford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
      • Dartford is located in Spokane County
    • Fairwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
      • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
    • Lakeland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
      • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
    • Country Homes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
      • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
    • Town and Country
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town and Country have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
      • Town and Country is located in Spokane County
    • Silver Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
    • Four Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
    • Ford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellpinit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellpinit
      • Wellpinit is located in Stevens County
    • Tumtum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
    • Springdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Clavton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loon Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
      • Grays is located in Stevens County
    • Kulzer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County
    • Fruitland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Waits
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
      • Waits is located in Stevens County

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

Newspapers Published in Long Lake ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Lake.

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 Long Lake:

Cemeteries Near Long Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Lake.

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

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

  • Chief Lot Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chief Lot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chief Lot Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • West Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Greenwood Cemetery
  • Scotts Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tumtum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tumtum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tumtum Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
  • Medical Lake Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medical Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medical Lake Cemetery
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Fairmount Memorial Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside 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 Long Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Lake.

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

  • Reardan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hite
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
    • Hite is located in Spokane County
  • Mondovi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
    • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
  • Deep Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
  • Hazard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
    • Hazard is located in Spokane County
  • Springdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Davenport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Loon Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Omans
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
    • Omans is located in Lincoln County
  • Medical Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Miles
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Lincoln County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Buckeye
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
    • Fruitland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spokane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Lake. 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- Long Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8375, Longitude: -117.8531    
<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 Long Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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