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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 West Wenatchee (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 West Wenatchee. 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.

Name Variations for West Wenatchee ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Wenatchee: W. Wenatchee

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

West Wenatchee is located in Chelan 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 Chelan County: Douglas, King, Kittitas, Okanogan, Skagit & Snohomish.

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

  • Chelan County     (The home county of West Wenatchee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wenatchee, with the one closest to West Wenatchee listed first.
    • Sunnyslope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
    • Wenatchee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Appleyard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
      • Appleyard is located in Chelan County
    • Monitor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cashmere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Malaga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dryden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peshastin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Entiat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Leavenworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ardenvoir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Plain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coles Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Corner
      • Coles Corner is located in Chelan County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wenatchee, with the one closest to West Wenatchee listed first.
    • East Wenatchee Bench
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee Bench
      • East Wenatchee Bench is located in Douglas County
    • East Wenatchee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Orondo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Palisades
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
      • Palisades is located in Douglas County
    • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
      • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
  • Grant County
    • Quincy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kittitas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wenatchee, with the one closest to West Wenatchee listed first.
    • Liberty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Kittitas County
      • Former names for Liberty:
      • Meaghersville
      • Williams Creek
    • Teanaway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teanaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teanaway
      • Teanaway is located in Kittitas County
    • Thorp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in West Wenatchee ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Wenatchee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Wenatchee, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Wenatchee.

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 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 West Wenatchee:

Cemeteries Near West Wenatchee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Wenatchee.

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

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

  • Wenatchee City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wenatchee City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Wenatchee.
    • The Wenatchee City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wenatchee Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenatchee City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1053458 <4>
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Cashmere Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cashmere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cashmere Cemetery
  • Stemilt Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • South Side Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
  • Orondo Community Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orondo Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orondo Community Cemetery
  • Peshastin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peshastin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peshastin Cemetery
  • Entiat Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Entiat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Entiat Cemetery
  • Leavenworth Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavenworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavenworth Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Badger Mtn. Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badger Mtn. Cemetery
    • Waterville Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Waterville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fraternity Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterville 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 West Wenatchee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Wenatchee.

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

  • Wenatchee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Orondo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Peshastin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Douglas County
  • Teanaway
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teanaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teanaway
    • Teanaway is located in Kittitas County
  • Thorp
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for Chelan County: www.co.chelan.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Wenatchee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Wenatchee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4437, Longitude: -120.3534       In this case, the coordinates for West Wenatchee 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 West Wenatchee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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