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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wawawai. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wawawai to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wawawai, please Contact Us.
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 Wawawai (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 Wawawai. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wawawai is historic, it would have been located within present day Whitman 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 Whitman County: Benewah (ID), Latah (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln & Spokane.
Below are the counties that are near Wawawai. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wawawai:
- Whitman County (The home county of Wawawai)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wawawai, with the one closest to Wawawai listed first.
- Almota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almota is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
- Chambers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chambers is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Staley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Staley is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Pullman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Palouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Asotin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wawawai, with the one closest to Wawawai listed first.
- Silcott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silcott is located in Asotin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
- Clarkston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Clarkston - Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkston Heights - Vineland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Asotin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Asotin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Columbia County
- Delaney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delaney is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Garfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wawawai, with the one closest to Wawawai listed first.
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Gould City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gould City is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
- Pataha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pataha is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
- Pomeroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Peola is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
- Latah County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wawawai, with the one closest to Wawawai listed first.
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Viola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lenville is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
- Howell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Potlatch Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Freeze
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Onaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Potlatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nez Perce County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wawawai, with the one closest to Wawawai listed first.
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lewiston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Lapwai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wawawai, see our County-by-County Page for Wawawai.
Cemeteries Near Wawawai ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wawawai.
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 Wawawai - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wawawai covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wawawai, with the one closest to Wawawai listed first.
- Mayview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview Cemetery
- The Mayview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Mayview / Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Moys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spalding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Onecho Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pullman City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farr Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomeroy City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pataha Flat Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (38 more) ...
- Pitts Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76743 <3>
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.
Wawawai itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wawawai, with the one closest to Wawawai listed first.
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Almota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almota is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
- Gould City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gould City is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
- Staley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Staley is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Pullman Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
- Pullman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shawnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Ping
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ping is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ping
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Pomeroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Penawawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Penawawa is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penawawa
- Mockonema
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mockonema is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wawawai. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wawawai.
Newspapers Published in Wawawai ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wawawai.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wawawai, 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 Wawawai.
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 Wawawai:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Whitman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Asotin County
- Columbia County
- Garfield County
- Latah County
- Nez Perce County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wawawai, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wawawai) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |