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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 Everett (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 Everett. 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 northwest 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 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.

Everett is located in Snohomish County and is the County Seat.

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 Everett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Everett:

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Everett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everett, with the one closest to Everett listed first.
    • Lowell
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
    • West Lake Stevens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Stevens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Stevens
      • West Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
    • Marysville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Priest Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priest Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
      • Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
    • Shaker Church
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
      • Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
    • Mukilteo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Stevens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tulalip Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulalip Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip Bay
      • Tulalip Bay is located in Snohomish County
    • Paine Field - Lake Stickney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paine Field - Lake Stickney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Field - Lake Stickney
      • Paine Field - Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
    • Larimers Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimers Corner
      • Larimers Corner is located in Snohomish County
    • Snohomish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsons Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
      • Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everett, with the one closest to Everett listed first.
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Langley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bay View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Bay View is located in Island County
    • Camp Diana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
    • Freeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Greenbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Camano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniper Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
    • Coupeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • San de Fuca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everett, with the one closest to Everett listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Marrowstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nordland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Port Hadlock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Chimacum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Port Townsend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Adelma Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everett, with the one closest to Everett listed first.
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
    • Silver Firs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
    • Bothell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
      • Day City is located in King County
    • Kenmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Forest Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • North City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
      • North City is located in King County
    • Sheridan Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
    • Shoreline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Richmond Highlands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
    • Cottage Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
      • Cottage Lake is located in King County
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everett, with the one closest to Everett listed first.
    • Hansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kingston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gamble
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Indianola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Suquamish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
    • Port Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
    • Manitou Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
    • Poulsbo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
    • Keyport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everett, with the one closest to Everett listed first.
    • Lake McMurray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
    • Conway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cavanaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
    • Montborne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
    • Skagit City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
    • Big Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
      • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
    • Fish Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Everett ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Everett.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Everett. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Everett and those printed in the larger area surrounding Everett.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Everett.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Everett:

Cemeteries Near Everett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Everett.

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Lawn Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Gar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gar Cemetery
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Machias Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Floral Hills Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lynnwood.
    • The Floral Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenland Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <5>
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Abbey View Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Monroe Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Memorial Park
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Everett had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Everett had a population of 112,482 people.

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

  • Lowell
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
  • Marysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mukilteo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Snohomish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Machias
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • Machias is located in Snohomish County
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Snohomish County
  • Getchell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
    • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
  • Tulalip
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
    • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
  • Cathcart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
    • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
  • Langley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Granite Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgecomb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
    • Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Monroe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
    • Pilchuck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
      • Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
    • Edmonds
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Everett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Everett.

The official website for Everett: www.ci.everett.wa.us/

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.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>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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Everett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Everett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9821, Longitude: -122.2017    
<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 Everett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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