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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 Wellpinit (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 Wellpinit. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Wellpinit is located in Stevens 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 Stevens County: Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille & Spokane.

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

  • Stevens County     (The home county of Wellpinit)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellpinit, with the one closest to Wellpinit listed first.
    • Ford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tumtum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
      • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
    • Fruitland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Springdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
      • Grays is located in Stevens County
    • Hunters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Loon Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clavton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kulzer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County
    • Waits
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
      • Waits is located in Stevens County
    • Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chewelah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferry County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellpinit, with the one closest to Wellpinit listed first.
    • Long Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
    • Mondovi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
      • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
    • Fort Spokane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
      • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
    • Miles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Lincoln County
    • Reardan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Deer Meadows
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
      • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
    • Seven Bays
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
      • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
    • Davenport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Omans
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
      • Omans is located in Lincoln County
    • Bluestem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
      • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
    • Edwall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Creston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Harrington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spokane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellpinit, with the one closest to Wellpinit listed first.
    • Nine Mile Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Deep Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
      • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
    • Deer Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Airway Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Medical Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
      • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
    • Dartford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
      • Dartford is located in Spokane County
    • Fairwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
      • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
    • Silver Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
    • Country Homes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
      • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
    • Town and Country
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town and Country have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
      • Town and Country is located in Spokane County
    • Chattaroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Four Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wellpinit ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellpinit.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wellpinit. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wellpinit and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wellpinit.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Wellpinit.

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 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 Wellpinit:

Cemeteries Near Wellpinit ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellpinit.

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

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

  • Chief Lot Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chief Lot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chief Lot Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • West End Assembly of God Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Scotts Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tumtum Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tumtum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tumtum Cemetery
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Egypt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reinbold Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
  • West Greenwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Greenwood Cemetery
  • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Medical Lake Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medical Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medical Lake Cemetery
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill 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 Wellpinit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wellpinit.

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

  • Mondovi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
    • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
  • Miles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Lincoln County
  • Reardan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Springdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Davenport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
    • Hite is located in Spokane County
  • Hunters
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Omans
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
    • Omans is located in Lincoln County
  • Loon Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
  • Hazard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
    • Hazard is located in Spokane County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rocklyn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklyn
      • Rocklyn is located in Lincoln County
    • Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wellpinit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellpinit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8880, Longitude: -117.9871    
<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 Wellpinit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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