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 Waverly (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 Waverly. 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 southeast 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 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.
Waverly 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 Waverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waverly:
- Spokane County (The home county of Waverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Latah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valleyford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mica is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Cheney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Dishman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dishman is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman
- Opportunity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Opportunity is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Four Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Lone Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Rosalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tekoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Malden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Seltice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Pine City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Juno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juno is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Garfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benewah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Willard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Plummer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plummer is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Tensed
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- De Smet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- Chatcolet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Parkline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parkline is located in Benewah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
- Kootenai County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Worley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bellgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
- Conkling Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- State Line Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
- State Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Post Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medimont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huetter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huetter is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Latah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Cora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Freeze
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waverly, see our County-by-County Page for Waverly.
Cemeteries Near Waverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waverly.
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 Waverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Rosewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Latah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Riggs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goldenrod Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Oakesdale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mica Peak Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mica Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waverly had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Waverly had a population of 110 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Latah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plaza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plaza is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
- Lone Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Rosalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tekoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Oakesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Seltice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Mica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mica is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waverly.
Newspapers Published in Waverly ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waverly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waverly, 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 Waverly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Waverly:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Spokane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Whitman 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> | 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 Waverly, 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 from Point A (ie- Waverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |