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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 Mud Spring (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 Mud Spring. 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 Mud Spring ...

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 Mud Spring: Mud Spg. (or less commonly used: Mud Spng. or Mud Sprng.)

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 doctors and 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.

Mud Spring is located in 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 Mud Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mud Spring:

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Mud Spring)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mud Spring, with the one closest to Mud Spring listed first.
    • Beebe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Douglas County
    • Mansfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Withrow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
      • Withrow is located in Douglas County
    • Bridgeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
      • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
    • Waterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mold ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
      • Mold is located in Douglas County
    • Orondo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Palisades
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
      • Palisades is located in Douglas County
    • Osborne Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
      • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
  • Chelan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mud Spring, with the one closest to Mud Spring listed first.
    • Chelan Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chelan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Manson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Granite Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
      • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
    • Entiat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ardenvoir
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mud Spring, with the one closest to Mud Spring listed first.
    • Banks Lake South
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Lake South
      • Banks Lake South is located in Grant County
    • Coulee City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Okanogan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mud Spring, with the one closest to Mud Spring listed first.
    • Pateros
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
    • Brewster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Monse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
      • Monse is located in Okanogan County
    • Methow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Mud Spring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mud Spring.

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 Mud Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckingham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chelan Fraternal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelan Fraternal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chelan Fraternal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jameson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happy Home Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Douglas Luthern Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Luthern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Luthern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brays Landing Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brays Landing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brays Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waterville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterville Cemetery
    • The Waterville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fraternity Cemetery
  • Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Badger Mtn. Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Highland Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Danish Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Douglas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Douglas County
  • Waterville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Andrews
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Saint Andrews is located in Douglas County
  • Thompson ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Okanogan County
  • Orondo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Ophir
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir 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 Mud Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mud Spring.

Newspapers Published in Mud Spring ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mud Spring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mud Spring, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mud Spring.

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 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 Mud Spring:

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

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

The official website for State of Washington: https://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>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 Mud Spring, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mud Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mud Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8304, Longitude: -119.8134       In this case, the coordinates for Mud Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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