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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 Andron (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 Andron. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Andron is located in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County: Chelan, Island, King & Skagit.

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

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Andron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andron, with the one closest to Andron listed first.
    • Darrington
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fortson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
      • Fortson is located in Snohomish County
    • Swede Heaven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Heaven
      • Swede Heaven is located in Snohomish County
    • Silverton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
      • Silverton is located in Snohomish County
    • Verlot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verlot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verlot
      • Verlot is located in Snohomish County
    • Oso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
      • Oso is located in Snohomish County
    • Granite Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Monte Cristo ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Cristo
      • Monte Cristo is located in Snohomish County
    • Pilchuck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
      • Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
    • Arlington Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
      • Arlington Heights is located in Snohomish County
    • Lake Bosworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bosworth
      • Lake Bosworth is located in Snohomish County
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andron, with the one closest to Andron listed first.
    • Mansford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansford
      • Mansford is located in Skagit County
    • Rockport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marblemount
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cavanaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
    • Concrete
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hamilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake McMurray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
    • Montborne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
    • Big Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
      • Big Lake is located in Skagit County

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

Newspapers Published in Andron ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Andron, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Andron.

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 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 Andron:

Cemeteries Near Andron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andron.

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

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

  • Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Suiattle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suiattle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suiattle Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Park Cemetery
  • Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Machias Community Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyman Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyman Cemetery
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Andron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Andron.

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

  • Mansford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansford
    • Mansford is located in Skagit County
  • Sauk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk
    • Sauk is located in Skagit County
  • Oso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
    • Oso is located in Snohomish County
  • Marblemount
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Granite Falls
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trafton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton
    • Trafton is located in Snohomish County
  • Pilchuck
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
    • Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
  • Birdsview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdsview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsview
    • Birdsview is located in Skagit County
  • Arlington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Edgecomb
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
    • Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
  • Hamilton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryant
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Getchell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
      • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
    • Hartford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Snohomish County
    • Lyman
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Andron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Andron.

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

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.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' (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- Andron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Andron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2626, Longitude: -121.6062       In this case, the coordinates for Andron 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 Andron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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