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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 Pocahontas Bay (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 Pocahontas Bay. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Pocahontas Bay 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 Pocahontas Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pocahontas Bay:

  • Spokane County     (The home county of Pocahontas Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas Bay, with the one closest to Pocahontas Bay listed first.
    • Grays Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
    • Elk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Deer Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chattaroy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Buckeye
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Colbert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Green Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
    • Dartford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Dartford is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
    • Peone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Peone is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
    • Fairwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
    • Mead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Country Homes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
  • Lincoln County
    • Long Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Pend Oreille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas Bay, with the one closest to Pocahontas Bay listed first.
    • Camden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Dalkena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
    • Newport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
    • Usk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cusick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <1>
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas Bay, with the one closest to Pocahontas Bay listed first.
    • Clavton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Clayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Loon Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tumtum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
    • Springdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kulzer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
    • Grays
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Grays is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
    • Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waits is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
    • Ford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chewelah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellpinit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wellpinit is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellpinit
  • Bonner County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas Bay, with the one closest to Pocahontas Bay listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oldtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Priest River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Laclede
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kootenai County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas Bay, with the one closest to Pocahontas Bay listed first.
    • Spirit Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hauser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <1>
    • Echo Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
    • Sturgeon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
    • Rathdrum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <1>
    • State Line Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
    • State Line
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Coeur d'Alene Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coeur d'Alene Junction is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene Junction
    • Post Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Garwood is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood

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

Cemeteries Near Pocahontas Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pocahontas Bay.

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 Pocahontas Bay - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Milan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chattaroy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotts Valley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tumtum Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peone Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Spokane Evergreen Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Deer Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chattaroy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hazard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazard is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Buckeye
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Loon Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Peone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peone is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
  • Springdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Priest River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Chewelah
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Spokane
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hauser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <1>
    • East Spokane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • East Spokane is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
    • Rathdrum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Pocahontas Bay ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocahontas Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pocahontas Bay, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pocahontas Bay.

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 Pocahontas Bay:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pocahontas Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Pocahontas Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.