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 Malone - Porter (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 Malone - Porter. 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 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.
Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County: Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific & Thurston.
Below are the counties that are near Malone - Porter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Malone - Porter:
- Grays Harbor County (The home county of Malone - Porter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malone - Porter, with the one closest to Malone - Porter listed first.
- Malone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Porter
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Sine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
- Elma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <1>
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- McCleary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- McCleary Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
- Satsop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Chehalis Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
- Montesano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malone - Porter, with the one closest to Malone - Porter listed first.
- Galvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
- Doty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centralia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Adna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claquato
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claquato is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
- Pe Ell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chehalis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newaukum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newaukum is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malone - Porter, with the one closest to Malone - Porter listed first.
- New Kamilche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
- Matlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Matlock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
- Deckerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deckerville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Shelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayshore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bayshore is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Mohrweis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mohrweis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
- Skokomish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Skokomish is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
- Union ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Potlatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pacific County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malone - Porter, with the one closest to Malone - Porter listed first.
- Menlo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Menlo is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Raymond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lebam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malone - Porter, with the one closest to Malone - Porter listed first.
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Littlerock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tumwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Olympia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Olympia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tenino
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bucoda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Korner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
- McIntosh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McIntosh is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Malone - Porter, see our County-by-County Page for Malone - Porter.
Cemeteries Near Malone - Porter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malone - Porter.
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 Malone - Porter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Malone - Porter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Malone - Porter, with the one closest to Malone - Porter listed first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCleary Pythian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elma Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turnow Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wynooche Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Finnish Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Mound Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Squaxin Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McLane Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane Cemetery
- The McLane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Bay Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Mills & Mills Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills & Mills Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Tumwater.
- The Mills & Mills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Olympic Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76974 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shelton Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Malone - Porter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Malone - Porter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Malone - Porter, with the one closest to Malone - Porter listed first.
- Porter
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Elma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <1>
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Satsop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montesano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littlerock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Melbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- New Kamilche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
- Kamilche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamilche
- Grand Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belmore is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Artic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Artic is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Matlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Matlock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Malone - Porter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malone - Porter.
Newspapers Published in Malone - Porter ...
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 196 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malone - Porter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Malone - Porter, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Malone - Porter.
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 helpful 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 Malone - Porter:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Grays Harbor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Pacific County
- Thurston 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 Malone - Porter, 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 from Point A (ie- Malone - Porter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |