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 Sokulk (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 Sokulk. 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 southwest 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 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.
Sokulk is located in Whitman 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 Whitman County: Benewah (ID), Latah (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln & Spokane.
Below are the counties that are near Sokulk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sokulk:
- Whitman County (The home county of Sokulk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sokulk, with the one closest to Sokulk listed first.
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Oakesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seltice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Steptoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grinnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grinnell is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Lone Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Tekoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spokane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sokulk, with the one closest to Sokulk listed first.
- Latah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spangle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Benewah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sokulk, with the one closest to Sokulk listed first.
- De Smet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- Tensed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Plummer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Emida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emida is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
- Chatcolet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Parkline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkline is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
- Kootenai County (ID)
- Worley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Latah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sokulk, with the one closest to Sokulk listed first.
- Cora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Freeze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Potlatch Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Onaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Potlatch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sokulk, see our County-by-County Page for Sokulk.
Cemeteries Near Sokulk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sokulk.
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 Sokulk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sokulk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sokulk, with the one closest to Sokulk listed first.
- Oakesdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eden Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goldenrod Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riggs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stipe Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Colfax Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colfax Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Colfax.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76743 <2>
- Freeze Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
- The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- Rosalia Cemetery
- Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172058 <2>
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 Sokulk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sokulk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sokulk, with the one closest to Sokulk listed first.
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Oakesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Steptoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seltice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lone Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Palouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tekoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sokulk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sokulk.
Newspapers Published in Sokulk ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sokulk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sokulk, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sokulk.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sokulk:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Whitman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Spokane County
- Benewah County
- Kootenai County
- Latah 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> | 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- Sokulk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sokulk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |