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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 Tekoa (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 Tekoa. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Tekoa is located in Whitman 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 Whitman County: Benewah (ID), Latah (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln & Spokane.

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

  • Whitman County     (The home county of Tekoa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tekoa, with the one closest to Tekoa listed first.
    • Willard
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Whitman County
    • Lone Pine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
    • Farmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakesdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Eden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Whitman County
    • Rosalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Garfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Grinnell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
      • Grinnell is located in Whitman County
    • Elberton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
      • Elberton is located in Whitman County
    • Malden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Steptoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Palouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Spokane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tekoa, with the one closest to Tekoa listed first.
    • Latah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Spring Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
    • Fairfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Spangle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Valleyford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
      • Mica is located in Spokane County
    • Cheney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Opportunity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
      • Opportunity is located in Spokane County
    • Veradale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Spokane County
  • Benewah County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tekoa, with the one closest to Tekoa listed first.
    • Willard
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Tensed
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensed
      • Tensed is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tensed <2>
    • De Smet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Smet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Plummer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Chatcolet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Parkline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
      • Parkline is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Emida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
      • Emida is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Saint Maries
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maries
      • Saint Maries is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maries <2>
    • Santa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Kootenai County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tekoa, with the one closest to Tekoa listed first.
    • Worley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
      • Worley is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <2>
    • Conkling Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
      • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Harrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
    • Bellgrove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
      • Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Medimont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medimont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medimont
      • Medimont is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medimont <2>
  • Latah County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tekoa, with the one closest to Tekoa listed first.
    • Cora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
      • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Freeze
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
      • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Potlatch Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Potlatch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Onaway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Princeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
    • Viola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <2>
    • Harvard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tekoa ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tekoa.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tekoa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tekoa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tekoa.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Tekoa.

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 Tekoa:

Cemeteries Near Tekoa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tekoa.

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 Tekoa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldenrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldenrod Cemetery
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Latah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latah Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
  • Oakesdale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakesdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakesdale Cemetery
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tekoa had a population of 301 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tekoa had a population of 773 people.

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

  • Lone Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
  • Seltice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seltice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Seltice is located in Whitman County
  • Latah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oakesdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Belmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Spokane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Whitman County
  • Rosalia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Garfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Plaza
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
    • Plaza is located in Spokane County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rockford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Thornton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Whitman County
    • Chatcolet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)

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

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

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tekoa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tekoa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2251, Longitude: -117.0730    
<4>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.
<5>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 Tekoa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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