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 Port Kelley (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 Port Kelley. 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 Port Kelley ...
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 Port Kelley: Prt. Kelley
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 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.
Port Kelley is located in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County: Umatilla (OR), Benton, Columbia & Franklin.
Below are the counties that are near Port Kelley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Kelley:
- Walla Walla County (The home county of Port Kelley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Kelley, with the one closest to Port Kelley listed first.
- Wallula Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
- Wallula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Touchet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lowden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rulo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Calhounville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Mojonnier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
- Eureka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Garrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- College Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paddock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Kelley, with the one closest to Port Kelley listed first.
- Finley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Finley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Kennewick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Kelley, with the one closest to Port Kelley listed first.
- Ainsworth Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
- Pasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Pasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Pasco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
- Eltopia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morrow County (OR)
- Irrigon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Umatilla County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Kelley, with the one closest to Port Kelley listed first.
- Vansycle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Cold Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Helix
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Power City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
- Umatilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Umapine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Umapine is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
- Hermiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Echo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>
- Calhounville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Calhounville is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Havana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Hinkle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Kelley, see our County-by-County Page for Port Kelley.
Cemeteries Near Port Kelley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Kelley.
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 Port Kelley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Kelley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Kelley, with the one closest to Port Kelley listed first.
- Holdman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview Heights Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Memorial Gardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Desert Lawn Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- City View Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76739 <2>
- Despain Gulch Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Helix Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- German Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Umatilla Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Hermiston Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Finland Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greasewood Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasewood Cemetery
- The Greasewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gallaher 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.<3>
While we didn't find Port Kelley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Kelley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Kelley, with the one closest to Port Kelley listed first.
- Wallula Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
- Juniper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Wallula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Vansycle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Touchet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Cold Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Pasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helix
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Umatilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Glade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Echo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>
- Rulo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Nolin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nolin is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Kelley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Kelley.
Newspapers Published in Port Kelley ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Kelley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Kelley, 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 Port Kelley.
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 websites either 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 Port Kelley:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Walla Walla County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Franklin County
- Morrow County
- Umatilla County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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 Port Kelley, 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- Port Kelley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |