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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about McLeans Orchard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added McLeans Orchard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McLeans Orchard, please Contact Us.

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 McLeans Orchard (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 McLeans Orchard. 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 McLeans Orchard ...

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.

While the name of this community is McLeans Orchard, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So McLeans Orchard may originally have been McLean's Orchard.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case McLeans Orchard might be written as McLean Orchard.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of McLeans Orchard is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas 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 Douglas County: Chelan, Grant, Kittitas, Lincoln & Okanogan.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of McLeans Orchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLeans Orchard, with the one closest to McLeans Orchard listed first.
    • Beebe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Douglas County
    • Waterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
      • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
    • Withrow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
      • Withrow is located in Douglas County
    • Orondo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mansfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Palisades
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
      • Palisades is located in Douglas County
    • East Wenatchee Bench
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee Bench
      • East Wenatchee Bench is located in Douglas County
    • East Wenatchee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Chelan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLeans Orchard, with the one closest to McLeans Orchard listed first.
    • Chelan Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Manson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Entiat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
      • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
    • Ardenvoir
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyslope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
    • Cashmere
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monitor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wenatchee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Wenatchee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wenatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wenatchee
      • West Wenatchee is located in Chelan County
    • Appleyard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
      • Appleyard is located in Chelan County
    • Dryden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Okanogan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLeans Orchard, with the one closest to McLeans Orchard listed first.
    • Pateros
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Methow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Brewster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County

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

Newspapers Published in McLeans Orchard ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around McLeans Orchard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McLeans Orchard, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McLeans Orchard.

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 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 McLeans Orchard:

Cemeteries Near McLeans Orchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McLeans Orchard.

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 McLeans Orchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brays Landing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brays Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brays Landing Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
  • Chelan Fraternal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chelan Fraternal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelan Fraternal Cemetery
  • Waterville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Waterville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fraternity Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterville Cemetery
  • Orondo Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orondo Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orondo Community Cemetery
  • Badger Mtn. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery
  • Douglas Luthern Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Luthern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Luthern Cemetery
  • Entiat Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Entiat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Entiat Cemetery
  • Happy Home Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Home Cemetery
  • Slack Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slack Cemetery
  • Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • South Side Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
    • Jameson Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
    • Buckingham Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckingham 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.

While we didn't find McLeans Orchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McLeans Orchard.

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

  • Waterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Douglas County
  • Orondo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wenatchee
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peshastin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Okanogan County

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 McLeans Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- McLeans Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McLeans Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7635, Longitude: -120.0706       In this case, the coordinates for McLeans Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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