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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 Rose Springs (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 Rose Springs. 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 Rose Springs ...

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 Rose Springs: Rose Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rose Spngs. or Rose Sprngs.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Rose Springs is located in Garfield 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 Garfield County: Wallowa (OR), Asotin, Columbia & Whitman.

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

  • Garfield County     (The home county of Rose Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Springs, with the one closest to Rose Springs listed first.
    • Peola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Peola is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
    • Pataha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pataha is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
    • Pomeroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gould City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gould City is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
    • Mayview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mayview is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Asotin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Springs, with the one closest to Rose Springs listed first.
    • Cloverland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
    • Silcott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Silcott is located in Asotin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
    • Anatone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Asotin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • West Clarkston - Highland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Springs, with the one closest to Rose Springs listed first.
    • Dayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Delaney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delaney is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
    • Huntsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Relief
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Relief is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Menoken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Menoken is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
  • Walla Walla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Springs, with the one closest to Rose Springs listed first.
    • Coppei
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppei
    • Waitsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Dixie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Whitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Springs, with the one closest to Rose Springs listed first.
    • Colton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Uniontown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Almota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Almota is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
    • Chambers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chambers is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
    • Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Leon is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Nez Perce County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Springs, with the one closest to Rose Springs listed first.
    • Lewiston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Wallowa County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Springs, with the one closest to Rose Springs listed first.
    • Troy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Troy is located in Wallowa County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Flora ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Promise ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Promise is located in Wallowa County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise

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

Cemeteries Near Rose Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose Springs.

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 Rose Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Peola Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pataha Flat Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pomeroy City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cloverland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Owsley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Covello Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Autrey Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Kirby Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Rose Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rose Springs.

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

  • Peola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peola is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
  • Pomeroy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Zumwalt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zumwalt is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumwalt
  • Marengo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marengo is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Covello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Covello is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covello
  • Silcott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Silcott is located in Asotin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
  • Dayton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Gould City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Gould City is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Anatone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Theon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Theon is located in Asotin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
  • Chard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Chard is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chard
  • Asotin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mayview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mayview is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
    • Delaney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delaney is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
    • Wawawai ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Wawawai is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai

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

Newspapers Published in Rose Springs ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Springs.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rose Springs:

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 Rose Springs, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rose Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.