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 Saxby (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 Saxby. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Saxby 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 Saxby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saxby:
- Spokane County (The home county of Saxby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxby, with the one closest to Saxby listed first.
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mica is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Greenacres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Veradale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Otis Orchards - East Farms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Otis Orchards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Opportunity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opportunity is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Whitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxby, with the one closest to Saxby listed first.
- Willard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Tekoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Seltice
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Rosalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Malden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Benewah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxby, with the one closest to Saxby listed first.
- Plummer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Chatcolet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Willard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Parkline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkline is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
- Tensed
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- De Smet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- Saint Maries
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kootenai County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxby, with the one closest to Saxby listed first.
- Bellgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
- Worley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- State Line Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
- State Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Conkling Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
- Post Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huetter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huetter is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Coeur d'Alene
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fernan Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Coeur d'Alene Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coeur d'Alene Junction is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene Junction
- Hauser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saxby, see our County-by-County Page for Saxby.
Cemeteries Near Saxby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saxby.
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 Saxby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saxby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saxby, with the one closest to Saxby listed first.
- Mica Peak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mica Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Worley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mica Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saltese Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Rosewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Saxby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saxby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saxby, with the one closest to Saxby listed first.
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Mica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mica is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Lacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Spangle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Latah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chatcolet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Post Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Spokane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Spokane is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
- Tekoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coeur d'Alene
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saxby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saxby.
Newspapers Published in Saxby ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saxby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saxby, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saxby.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Saxby:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Spokane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Whitman County
- Benewah County
- Kootenai 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Saxby) 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 Saxby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |