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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 North Pine (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 North Pine. 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 North Pine ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Pine: N. Pine

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Pine. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Pine.

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 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.

North Pine is located in Spokane 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 Spokane County: Benewah (ID), Bonner (ID), Kootenai (ID), Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens & Whitman.

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

  • Spokane County     (The home county of North Pine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Pine, with the one closest to North Pine listed first.
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Waverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Latah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spangle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Valleyford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Marshall is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Mica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mica is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
    • Four Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Tyler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyler is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Lincoln County
    • Sprague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Whitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Pine, with the one closest to North Pine listed first.
    • Rosalia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Malden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine City is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Lone Pine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Oakesdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Tekoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Willard is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Seltice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Seltice is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Juno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Juno is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
    • Belmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint John
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Steptoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Eden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Eden is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Benewah County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Pine, with the one closest to North Pine listed first.
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Plummer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Tensed
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Tensed is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensed
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tensed <1>
    • De Smet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
    • Chatcolet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
  • Kootenai County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Pine, with the one closest to North Pine listed first.
    • Worley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Worley is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <1>
    • Bellgrove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
    • Conkling Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
    • Harrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Latah County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Pine, with the one closest to North Pine listed first.
    • Cora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
    • Freeze
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze

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

Cemeteries Near North Pine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Pine.

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 North Pine - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Rosalia Cemetery
    • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172058 <2>
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakesdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Latah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (48 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 North Pine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Pine.

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

  • Plaza
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Plaza is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
  • Rosalia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Pine City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine City is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Latah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lone Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Spangle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Thornton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Thornton is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Oakesdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Fairfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Tekoa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Juno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Juno is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
    • Seltice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Seltice is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Saint John
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in North Pine ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pine, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Pine.

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 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 North Pine:

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 North Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Pine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.