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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 Ophir (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 Ophir. 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.

Ophir is located in Okanogan 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 Okanogan County: Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Skagit & Whatcom.

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

  • Okanogan County     (The home county of Ophir)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir, with the one closest to Ophir listed first.
    • Malott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Monse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
      • Monse is located in Okanogan County
    • Brewster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Virginia City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Okanogan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pateros
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Methow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Omak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omak
      • Omak is located in Okanogan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omak <1>
    • Carlton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ruby ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Okanogan County
    • North Omak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Omak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Omak
      • North Omak is located in Okanogan County
    • Twisp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chelan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir, with the one closest to Ophir listed first.
    • Chelan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chelan Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Manson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir, with the one closest to Ophir listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Osborne Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
      • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
    • Mansfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Beebe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Douglas County

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

Newspapers Published in Ophir ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ophir.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ophir, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ophir.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ophir:

Cemeteries Near Ophir ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ophir.

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

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

  • Chiliwist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chiliwist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiliwist Cemetery
  • Ft. Okanogan Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Okanogan Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Okanogan Memorial Cemetery
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Okanogan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okanogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okanogan Cemetery
  • Clover Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Cemetery
  • Omak Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omak Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omak Memorial Cemetery
  • Okanogan Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okanogan Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okanogan Memorial Gardens
  • Methow Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methow Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
  • Ruby Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruby Cemetery
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Buckingham Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckingham Cemetery
    • Sullivan Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • Chelan Fraternal Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelan Fraternal 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ophir had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Thompson ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Malott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Loop Loop ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loop Loop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop Loop
    • Loop Loop is located in Okanogan County
  • Ruby ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Okanogan County
  • Conconully
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Winthrop
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Ophir) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ophir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2090, Longitude: -119.7178       In this case, the coordinates for Ophir have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Ophir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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