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 South Cheney (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 South Cheney. 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 South Cheney ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Cheney: S. Cheney
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.
South Cheney 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 South Cheney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Cheney:
- Spokane County (The home county of South Cheney)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Cheney, with the one closest to South Cheney listed first.
- Cheney
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Four Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Lakeland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
- Medical Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tyler is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Airway Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Valleyford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spokane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Cheney, with the one closest to South Cheney listed first.
- Edwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reardan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sprague
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mondovi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Omans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Omans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
- Bluestem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
- Long Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Davenport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens County
- Tumtum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tumtum is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
- Whitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Cheney, with the one closest to South Cheney listed first.
- Malden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Rosalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Juno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Juno is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Saint John
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Oakesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Tekoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Benewah County (ID)
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Kootenai County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Cheney, with the one closest to South Cheney listed first.
- State Line Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
- State Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Cheney, see our County-by-County Page for South Cheney.
Cemeteries Near South Cheney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Cheney.
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 South Cheney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Cheney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Cheney, with the one closest to South Cheney listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New England Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lance Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakes Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Medical Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spokane Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockdale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 South Cheney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Cheney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Cheney, with the one closest to South Cheney listed first.
- Cheney
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Medical Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tyler is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Spangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plaza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plaza is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
- Deep Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Spokane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hite is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
- East Spokane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Spokane is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
- Pine City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Rosalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Freeman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Mica
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mica is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Cheney. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Cheney.
Newspapers Published in South Cheney ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Cheney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Cheney, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Cheney.
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 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 South Cheney:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Spokane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lincoln County
- Stevens County
- 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> | 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 South Cheney, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Cheney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |