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 Birdsview (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 Birdsview. 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 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.
Birdsview is located in Skagit 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 Skagit County: Chelan, Island, Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish & Whatcom.
Below are the counties that are near Birdsview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birdsview:
- Skagit County (The home county of Birdsview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsview, with the one closest to Birdsview listed first.
- Concrete
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Cavanaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
- Clear Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Sedro - Woolley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Big Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Montborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Marblemount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake McMurray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
- Alger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsview, with the one closest to Birdsview listed first.
- Oso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oso is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
- Swede Heaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swede Heaven is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Heaven
- Fortson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fortson is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
- Darrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arlington Heights is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Bryant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ketchum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
- North Stanwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
- Silvana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsview, with the one closest to Birdsview listed first.
- Wickersham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Saxon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Acme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clipper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clipper is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
- Glacier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sudden Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Welcome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Deming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Maple Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kendall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Silver Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Chuckanut Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birdsview, see our County-by-County Page for Birdsview.
Cemeteries Near Birdsview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birdsview.
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 Birdsview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birdsview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birdsview, with the one closest to Birdsview listed first.
- Forest Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lyman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saxon Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne Memorial Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van Zandt Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Skagit City Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- The Scandinavian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Milltown Cemetery
- Old Milltown Lutheran Cemetery
- Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168007 <2>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Birdsview had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birdsview, with the one closest to Birdsview listed first.
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sauk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sauk is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk
- Clear Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Oso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oso is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
- Wickersham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Big Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Montborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Saxon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Marblemount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Acme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McMurray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
- Trafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trafton is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birdsview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birdsview.
Newspapers Published in Birdsview ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birdsview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birdsview, 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 Birdsview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Birdsview:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Skagit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Snohomish County
- Whatcom 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 Birdsview, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Birdsview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |