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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 Springdale (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 Springdale. 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 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 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.

Springdale is located in Stevens County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stevens County: Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille & Spokane.

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

  • Stevens County     (The home county of Springdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Grays
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
      • Grays is located in Stevens County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Grays

        From Springdale to Grays

    • Loon Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kulzer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Kulzer

        From Springdale to Kulzer

    • Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Waits
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
      • Waits is located in Stevens County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Waits

        From Springdale to Waits

    • Clavton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
      • Ford is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <1>

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Ford

        From Springdale to Ford

    • Tumtum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Tumtum

        From Springdale to Tumtum

    • Chewelah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewelah
      • Chewelah is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chewelah <1>

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Chewelah

        From Springdale to Chewelah

    • Wellpinit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellpinit
      • Wellpinit is located in Stevens County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Wellpinit

        From Springdale to Wellpinit

    • Addy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addy
      • Addy is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addy <1>

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Addy

        From Springdale to Addy

    • Fruitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Ferry County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Long Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Long Lake

        From Springdale to Long Lake

    • Reardan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reardan
      • Reardan is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reardan <1>

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Reardan

        From Springdale to Reardan

    • Miles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Lincoln County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Miles

        From Springdale to Miles

    • Mondovi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
      • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Mondovi

        From Springdale to Mondovi

    • Fort Spokane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
      • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Fort Spokane

        From Springdale to Fort Spokane

    • Deer Meadows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
      • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Deer Meadows

        From Springdale to Deer Meadows

  • Pend Oreille County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Camden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Camden

        From Springdale to Camden

    • Dalkena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
      • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Dalkena

        From Springdale to Dalkena

    • Usk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usk
      • Usk is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Usk <1>

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Usk

        From Springdale to Usk

    • Cusick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
      • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <1>

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Cusick

        From Springdale to Cusick

  • Spokane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grays Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
      • Elk is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <1>

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Elk

        From Springdale to Elk

    • Chattaroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nine Mile Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckeye
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Spokane County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Buckeye

        From Springdale to Buckeye

    • Colbert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dartford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
      • Dartford is located in Spokane County

        • Google driving directions:

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        From Springdale to Dartford

    • Fairwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
      • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
    • Country Homes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
      • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
    • Green Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
      • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Green Bluff

        From Springdale to Green Bluff

    • Mead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Mead

        From Springdale to Mead

    • Town and Country
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town and Country have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
      • Town and Country is located in Spokane County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Springdale ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springdale.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Springdale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Springdale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Springdale.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Springdale.

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 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 Springdale:

Cemeteries Near Springdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springdale.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Scotts Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tumtum Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tumtum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tumtum Cemetery
  • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chewelah Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chewelah Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah Memorial Park
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
  • Chewelah City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chewelah City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah City Cemetery
  • Chief Lot Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chief Lot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chief Lot Cemetery
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Milan Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Summit Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Valley Cemetery
    • West Greenwood Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Greenwood Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Springdale had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Springdale had a population of 520 people.

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

  • Loon Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Deer Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chewelah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewelah
    • Chewelah is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chewelah <1>

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Chewelah

      From Springdale to Chewelah

  • Hazard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
    • Hazard is located in Spokane County
  • Addy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addy
    • Addy is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addy <1>

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Addy

      From Springdale to Addy

  • Chattaroy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Fruitland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Spokane County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Buckeye

      From Springdale to Buckeye

  • Mead
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Mead is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Mead

      From Springdale to Mead

  • Miles
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Lincoln County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Miles

      From Springdale to Miles

  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Reardan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reardan
      • Reardan is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reardan <1>

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Reardan

        From Springdale to Reardan

    • Hite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
      • Hite is located in Spokane County
    • Arden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Arden is located in Stevens County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Springdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Springdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0578, Longitude: -117.7429    
<5>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.
<6>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 Springdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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