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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 Hanson Ferry (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 Hanson Ferry. 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 Hanson Ferry ...

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 Hanson Ferry: Hanson Fry. (or less commonly used: Hanson Frry.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Hanson Ferry is located in Asotin 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 Asotin County: Nez Perce (ID), Wallowa (OR), Garfield & Whitman.

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

  • Asotin County     (The home county of Hanson Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanson Ferry, with the one closest to Hanson Ferry listed first.
    • Anatone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloverland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
      • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
    • Asotin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silcott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
      • Silcott is located in Asotin County
    • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkston Heights - Vineland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Heights - Vineland
      • Clarkston Heights - Vineland is located in Asotin County
    • West Clarkston - Highland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Clarkston - Highland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarkston - Highland
      • West Clarkston - Highland is located in Asotin County
    • Clarkston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield County
    • Peola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
      • Peola is located in Garfield County
  • Nez Perce County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanson Ferry, with the one closest to Hanson Ferry listed first.
    • Waha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
      • Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Lewiston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
  • Wallowa County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanson Ferry, with the one closest to Hanson Ferry listed first.
    • Troy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Wallowa County (OR)
    • Flora ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
    • Promise ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
      • Promise is located in Wallowa County (OR)
    • Maxville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Wallowa County (OR)

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

Newspapers Published in Hanson Ferry ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanson Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanson Ferry, 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 Hanson Ferry.

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 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 Hanson Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Hanson Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanson Ferry.

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

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

  • Autrey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Autrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Autrey Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Lost Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Prairie Cemetery
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicoson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicoson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicoson Cemetery
  • Lake Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
  • Theon Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Theon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Theon Cemetery
  • Craige Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craige Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craige Cemetery
  • Cloverland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverland Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Peola Pioneer Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Asotin City Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Asotin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Asotin.
      • The Asotin City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Asotin Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asotin City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76703 <5>
    • Pataha Flat Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pataha Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pataha Flat 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.<6>

While we didn't find Hanson Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hanson Ferry.

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

  • Flora ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Paradise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Anatone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Theon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
    • Theon is located in Asotin County
  • Peola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
    • Peola is located in Garfield County
  • Asotin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Waha
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
    • Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Silcott
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
    • Silcott is located in Asotin County

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

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

The official website for Asotin County: www.co.asotin.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Hanson Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanson Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0271, Longitude: -117.3357       In this case, the coordinates for Hanson Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Hanson Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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