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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 Bridgehaven (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 Bridgehaven. 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 doctors and 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.

Bridgehaven is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Kitsap & Mason.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Bridgehaven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgehaven, with the one closest to Bridgehaven listed first.
    • Beaver Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Port Ludlow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Quilcene
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Leland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Chimacum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Port Hadlock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Nordland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Brinnon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marrowstone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Adelma Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
  • Clallam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgehaven, with the one closest to Bridgehaven listed first.
    • Blyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Blyn is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
    • Bell Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell Hill is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Hill
    • Port Williams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Williams is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
    • River Road
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • River Road is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Sequim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlsborg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgehaven, with the one closest to Bridgehaven listed first.
    • Freeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Langley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Diana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Camano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Coupeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • San de Fuca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
    • Juniper Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgehaven, with the one closest to Bridgehaven listed first.
    • Richmond Highlands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Spring Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
    • Evergreen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Shoreline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Crown Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
    • North City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Lake Forest Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sheridan Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
    • Lake City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Northgate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Northgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
    • Fremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fremont is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Green Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgehaven, with the one closest to Bridgehaven listed first.
    • Lofall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Port Gamble
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Poulsbo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Kingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Keyport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Indianola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Suquamish
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Madison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Silverdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mason County
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgehaven, with the one closest to Bridgehaven listed first.
    • Woodway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Edmonds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Esperance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
    • Lynnwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Alderwood Manor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
    • Harbour Pointe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Brier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Brier is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier <1>
    • Nelsons Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Mukilteo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Stickney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney

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

Cemeteries Near Bridgehaven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgehaven.

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 Bridgehaven - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bridgehaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Breidablik Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breidablik Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Breidablik Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Poulsbo.
    • The Breidablik Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Breidablik Chapel Cemetery
    • Breidablik Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188982 <3>
  • Vinland Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Poulsbo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • First Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Eglon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hansville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Quilcene Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Seabold Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Tracyton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sound View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Swedbergs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Port Gamble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Port Ludlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poulsbo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bangor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bangor is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Pearson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • Quilcene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Leland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Port Madison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
  • Chimacum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Silverdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brownsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Brinnon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Seabeck
      (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 Bridgehaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgehaven.

Newspapers Published in Bridgehaven ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgehaven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgehaven, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridgehaven.

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 Bridgehaven:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bridgehaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bridgehaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.