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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 Loon 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 Loon 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 Loon 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 Loon Lake: Loon 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 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.

Loon Lake is located in Stevens 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 Stevens County: Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille & Spokane.

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

  • Stevens County     (The home county of Loon Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
    • Clavton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Springdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grays
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
      • Grays is located in Stevens County
    • Kulzer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County
    • Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
      • Waits is located in Stevens County
    • Tumtum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
    • Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chewelah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wellpinit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellpinit
      • Wellpinit is located in Stevens County
    • Addy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Ferry County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
    • Long Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
    • Reardan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Pend Oreille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
    • Camden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Dalkena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
      • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Usk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cusick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
      • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <1>
    • Newport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
  • Spokane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grays Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
      • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
    • Elk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chattaroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nine Mile Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Colbert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dartford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
      • Dartford is located in Spokane County
    • Fairwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Green Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
      • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County
    • Country Homes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Mead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
      • Peone is located in Spokane County
    • Town and Country
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Bonner County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
    • Oldtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
      • Oldtown is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <1>
    • Blanchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Loon 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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loon Lake.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Loon Lake. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Loon Lake and those printed in the larger area surrounding Loon Lake.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Loon 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 Loon Lake:

Cemeteries Near Loon Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loon 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 Loon Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • Scotts Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tumtum Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Chewelah Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chewelah Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah Memorial Park
  • Chewelah City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chewelah City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah City Cemetery
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Milan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Chattaroy Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chattaroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chattaroy Cemetery
    • Chief Lot Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • West Greenwood Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Loon Lake had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Springdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Chewelah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Chattaroy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckeye
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Addy
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mead
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Peone
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
    • Peone is located in Spokane County
  • Hunters
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Fruitland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hite
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Spokane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Reardan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

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- Loon Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loon Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0617, Longitude: -117.6334    
<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 Loon Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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