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 Welland (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 Welland. 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.
Welland is located in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County: Umatilla (OR), Benton, Columbia & Franklin.
Below are the counties that are near Welland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Welland:
- Walla Walla County (The home county of Welland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welland, with the one closest to Welland listed first.
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Rulo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Wallula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Paddock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Touchet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wallula Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
- Lowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berryman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Garrett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Mojonnier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welland, with the one closest to Welland listed first.
- Finley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Finley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Kennewick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welland, with the one closest to Welland listed first.
- Menoken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Menoken is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welland, with the one closest to Welland listed first.
- Ainsworth Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
- Pasco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eltopia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Pasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Pasco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
- Windust
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Windust is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
- Mesa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Connell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kahlotus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Umatilla County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welland, with the one closest to Welland listed first.
- Vansycle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Calhounville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calhounville is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Umapine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Umapine is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
- Helix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milton - Freewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spofford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spofford is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
- Blue Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Welland, see our County-by-County Page for Welland.
Cemeteries Near Welland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welland.
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 Welland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Welland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Welland, with the one closest to Welland listed first.
- City View Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76739 <2>
- Columbia Memorial Gardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview Heights Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eltopia Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Desert Lawn Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- The Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ballou Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38788 <2>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Resthaven Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rest Haven Cemetery
- Holdman Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Old City Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Welland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Welland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Welland, with the one closest to Welland listed first.
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Wallula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Rulo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Wallula Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
- Touchet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Climax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Climax is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Berryman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Pasco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glade is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Vansycle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valley Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Eltopia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Welland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Welland.
Newspapers Published in Welland ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Welland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Welland:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Walla Walla County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Columbia County
- Franklin County
- Umatilla 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 Welland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Welland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |