Our Genealogy Helper
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 Benroy (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 Benroy. 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 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.
Benroy is located in Pierce County.
To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pierce County: King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Thurston & Yakima.
Below are the counties that are near Benroy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benroy:
- Pierce County (The home county of Benroy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benroy, with the one closest to Benroy listed first.
- Lake Tapps
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
- Sumner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Puyallup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
- Edgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Firwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Firwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
- Puyallup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alderton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alderton is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Bonney Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fife
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gardenville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Northeast Tacoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
- Waller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- McMillin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McMillin is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
- King County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benroy, with the one closest to Benroy listed first.
- Pacific
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Algona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lea Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Hill
- Federal Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Star Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Star Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
- Woodmont Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodmont Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont Beach
- Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green River is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Redondo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redondo is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redondo
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Morton - Berrydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benroy, with the one closest to Benroy listed first.
- Olalla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southworth is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- South Colby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Colby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
- Colby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colchester is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Port Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
- Fort Ward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
- Parkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benroy, with the one closest to Benroy listed first.
- Allyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grapeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belfair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benroy, with the one closest to Benroy listed first.
- North Yelm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Yelm is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
- Nisqually Indian Community
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yelm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puget
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Puget is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
- Tanglewilde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
- Kellys Korner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
- Lacey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benroy, see our County-by-County Page for Benroy.
Cemeteries Near Benroy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benroy.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Benroy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benroy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benroy, with the one closest to Benroy listed first.
- Sumner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
- The Sumner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sumner Pioneer Cemetery
- Sumner Town Cemetery
- Firwood Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- The Woodbine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Puyallup Cemetery
- Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
- The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dieringer Cemetery
- Dieringer Pioneer Cemetery
- Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
- The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cushman Cemetery
- Indian Mission Cemetery
- Puyallup Indian Cemetery
- Suise Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (89 more) ...
- Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tacoma Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Cemetery
- The Tacoma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Old Tacoma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77080 <2>
- Oakwood Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hill Cemetery
- The Oakwood Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Wood Cemetery
- Oak Wood Hill Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996538 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Benroy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benroy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benroy, with the one closest to Benroy listed first.
- Sumner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Tapps
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
- Stuck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stuck is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Puyallup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Alderton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alderton is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Christopher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Christopher is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- McMillin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McMillin is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Buenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green River is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fern Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- South Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benroy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benroy.
Newspapers Published in Benroy ...
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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benroy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benroy, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benroy.
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 websites either 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 Benroy:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Pierce County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Mason County
- Thurston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Benroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benroy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |