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 Schneiders Prairie (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 Schneiders Prairie. 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 Schneiders Prairie ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Schneiders Prairie: Schneiders Pr.
- While the name of this community is Schneiders Prairie, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Schneiders Prairie may originally have been Schneider's Prairie.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Schneiders Prairie might be written as Schneider Prairie.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Schneiders Prairie is located in Thurston 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 Thurston County: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason & Pierce.
Below are the counties that are near Schneiders Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schneiders Prairie:
- Thurston County (The home county of Schneiders Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schneiders Prairie, with the one closest to Schneiders Prairie listed first.
- Olympia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tumwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tanglewilde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
- Puget
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puget is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
- East Olympia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littlerock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Kellys Korner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
- Nisqually Indian Community
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tenino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Harbor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schneiders Prairie, with the one closest to Schneiders Prairie listed first.
- McCleary Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
- McCleary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Malone - Porter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
- Malone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Oakville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <2>
- Chehalis Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
- Satsop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
- King County
- Tahlequah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tahlequah is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
- Kitsap County
- Burley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schneiders Prairie, with the one closest to Schneiders Prairie listed first.
- Fords Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
- Galvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Centralia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chehalis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Claquato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claquato is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schneiders Prairie, with the one closest to Schneiders Prairie listed first.
- New Kamilche
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
- Shelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bayshore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bayshore is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Skokomish
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Skokomish is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
- Mohrweis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mohrweis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
- Union ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Grapeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tahuya
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Potlatch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Matlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matlock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
- Allyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deckerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Deckerville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schneiders Prairie, with the one closest to Schneiders Prairie listed first.
- Herron Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longbranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson Island is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Island
- Meridian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- DuPont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakebay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gertrude
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gertrude is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Home is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Fort Lewis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Steilacoom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mock City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock City
- Tillicum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tillicum is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schneiders Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Schneiders Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Schneiders Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schneiders Prairie.
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 Schneiders Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schneiders Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schneiders Prairie, with the one closest to Schneiders Prairie listed first.
- McLane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane Cemetery
- The McLane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Bay Cemetery
- Squaxin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills & Mills Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills & Mills Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Tumwater.
- The Mills & Mills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Olympic Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76974 <3>
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shelton Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCleary Pythian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson Island Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Longbranch Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
- The German Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakebay German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Old German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sharon Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Schneiders Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schneiders Prairie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schneiders Prairie, with the one closest to Schneiders Prairie listed first.
- New Kamilche
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
- Kamilche
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamilche
- Belmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Olympia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tumwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Puget
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puget is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
- Littlerock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plumb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Longbranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Porter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Meridian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tenino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schneiders Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schneiders Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Schneiders Prairie ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schneiders Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schneiders Prairie, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schneiders Prairie.
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 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 Schneiders Prairie:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Thurston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grays Harbor County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Pierce County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Schneiders Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Schneiders Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |