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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 Thera (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 Thera. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Thera 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 Thera. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thera:

  • Whitman County     (The home county of Thera)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thera, with the one closest to Thera listed first.
    • Endicott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Colfax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint John
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Steptoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
    • Shawnee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
    • Elberton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
      • Elberton is located in Whitman County
    • Albion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • LaCrosse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Whitman County
    • Oakesdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Eden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Whitman County
    • Garfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thera, with the one closest to Thera listed first.
    • Mayview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Garfield County
    • Gould City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
      • Gould City is located in Garfield County
  • Spokane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thera, with the one closest to Thera listed first.
    • Spring Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
    • Latah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Latah County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thera, with the one closest to Thera listed first.
    • Viola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Cora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
      • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Freeze
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
      • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Potlatch Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Moscow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Thera ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thera.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thera, 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 Thera.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Thera:

Cemeteries Near Thera ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thera.

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

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

  • Stipe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76743 <4>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winona Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winona Cemetery
  • Onecho Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onecho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onecho Cemetery
  • Moys Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moys Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Spalding Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spalding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spalding Cemetery
  • Guy Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guy Cemetery
  • Pine City Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Pitts Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
    • Eden Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Valley Cemetery
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield 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>

While we didn't find Thera in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thera.

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

  • Diamond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Whitman County
  • Mockonema
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockonema have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
    • Mockonema is located in Whitman County
  • Endicott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Steptoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint John
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Winona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Whitman County
  • Glenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
  • Juno
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
    • Juno is located in Whitman County
  • Sunset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Whitman County
  • Sutton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Sutton is located in Whitman County
  • Thornton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Thornton is located in Whitman County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Shawnee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
    • Almota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
      • Almota is located in Whitman County
    • Elberton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
      • Elberton is located in Whitman County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thera. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thera) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9360, Longitude: -117.5546       In this case, the coordinates for Thera have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Thera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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