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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 Long (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. 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.

Long is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Umatilla (OR), Wallowa (OR), Franklin, Garfield, Walla Walla & Whitman.

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Long)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long, with the one closest to Long listed first.
    • Dayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Menoken
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Menoken is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
    • Relief
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Relief is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Delaney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Delaney is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
    • Starbuck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Grange City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Grange City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long, with the one closest to Long listed first.
    • Pomeroy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Peola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Peola is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
    • Pataha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pataha is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
    • Gould City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gould City is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Walla Walla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long, with the one closest to Long listed first.
    • Coppei
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppei
    • Waitsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dixie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prescott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Kibler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kibler is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
    • Berryman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
    • Tompkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Walla Walla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Paddock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
    • College Place
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Garrett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Garrett is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Rulo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
  • Umatilla County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long, with the one closest to Long listed first.
    • Spofford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spofford is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
    • Calhounville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
    • Milton - Freewater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Long ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long.

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 Long - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Long covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bundy Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Covello Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivy Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Owsley Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Bones Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

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 Long in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long.

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

  • Dayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Waitsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coppei
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppei
  • Menoken
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Menoken is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
  • Alto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alto is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Relief
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Relief is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Covello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Covello is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covello
  • Dixie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilliam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilliam is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
  • Prescott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Delaney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Delaney is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Starbuck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Marengo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marengo is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Berryman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman

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

Newspapers Published in Long ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

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 Long, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.