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 Of Kennewick (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 Of Kennewick. 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 Of Kennewick ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Of Kennewick: Prt. Of Kennewick
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 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.
Port Of Kennewick is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Morrow (OR), Umatilla (OR), Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Walla Walla & Yakima.
Below are the counties that are near Port Of Kennewick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Of Kennewick:
- Benton County (The home county of Port Of Kennewick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Of Kennewick, with the one closest to Port Of Kennewick listed first.
- Kennewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Finley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Finley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Paterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Of Kennewick, with the one closest to Port Of Kennewick listed first.
- Pasco
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ainsworth Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
- West Pasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Pasco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
- Eltopia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mesa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Basin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walla Walla County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Of Kennewick, with the one closest to Port Of Kennewick listed first.
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wallula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Wallula Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Touchet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lowden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rulo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Paddock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Morrow County (OR)
- Irrigon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Umatilla County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Of Kennewick, with the one closest to Port Of Kennewick listed first.
- Power City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
- Cold Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Umatilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vansycle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Hermiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hinkle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hinkle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Stanfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Of Kennewick, see our County-by-County Page for Port Of Kennewick.
Cemeteries Near Port Of Kennewick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Of Kennewick.
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 Of Kennewick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Of Kennewick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Of Kennewick, with the one closest to Port Of Kennewick listed first.
- Columbia Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverview Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- City View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Desert Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rest Haven Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eltopia Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Umatilla Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holdman Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Irrigon Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hermiston Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Port Of Kennewick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Of Kennewick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Of Kennewick, with the one closest to Port Of Kennewick listed first.
- Pasco
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Wallula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Wallula Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
- Juniper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Juniper is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Eltopia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Umatilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Touchet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Vansycle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Stanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Rulo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Of Kennewick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Of Kennewick.
Newspapers Published in Port Of Kennewick ...
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 Port Of Kennewick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Of Kennewick, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Of Kennewick.
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 helpful 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 Port Of Kennewick:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Walla Walla 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 Of Kennewick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Of Kennewick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |