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Introduction ...

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

We've added Pine City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pine City, 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 Pine City (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 Pine City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Pine City is historic, it would have been located within present day Whitman 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 Whitman County: Benewah (ID), Latah (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln & Spokane.

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

  • Whitman County     (The home county of Pine City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine City, with the one closest to Pine City listed first.
    • Malden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosalia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint John
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oakesdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Steptoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Pine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
    • Lamont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Endicott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Eden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Whitman County
    • Elberton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
      • Elberton is located in Whitman County
    • Tekoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine City, with the one closest to Pine City listed first.
    • Sprague
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Edwall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spokane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine City, with the one closest to Pine City listed first.
    • Spring Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
    • Waverly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Spangle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Latah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cheney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Spokane County
    • Silver Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
    • Four Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lakeland Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
      • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
    • Marshall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Spokane County
    • Rockford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Benewah County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine City, with the one closest to Pine City listed first.
    • Willard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • De Smet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Smet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Tensed
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensed
      • Tensed is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tensed <2>
  • Latah County (ID)
    • Cora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
      • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)

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

Newspapers Published in Pine City ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine City, 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 Pine City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Pine City:

Cemeteries Near Pine City ...

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

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

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

  • Pine City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine City Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs Cemetery
  • Caylor Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caylor Cemetery
  • Oakesdale Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakesdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakesdale Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lance Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lance Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lance Hill Cemetery
  • Grisham Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grisham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grisham Cemetery
  • Stipe Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Latah Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latah Cemetery
    • Rosewood Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood 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.

Pine City itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sunset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Whitman County
  • Juno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
    • Juno is located in Whitman County
  • Rosalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint John
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Thornton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Thornton is located in Whitman County
  • Plaza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
    • Plaza is located in Spokane County
  • Oakesdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Steptoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Spokane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Lone Pine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
  • Spangle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Latah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Diamond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Whitman County
    • Endicott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

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 Pine City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2024, Longitude: -117.5244       In this case, the coordinates for Pine City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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