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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 Brier (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 Brier. 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.

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

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Brier)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brier, with the one closest to Brier listed first.
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Alderwood Manor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderwood Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
      • Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
    • Canyon Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
      • Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
    • Lynnwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Esperance
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
    • Martha Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martha Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
      • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
      • North Creek is located in Snohomish County
    • Edmonds
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Stickney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
    • Woodway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brier, with the one closest to Brier listed first.
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bay View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Bay View is located in Island County
    • Langley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Freeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Diana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
    • Greenbank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Camano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brier, with the one closest to Brier listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Marrowstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nordland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimacum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Hadlock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quilcene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Brinnon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Leland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brier, with the one closest to Brier listed first.
    • Lake Forest Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sheridan Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
    • Kenmore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
      • North City is located in King County
    • Bothell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
    • Shoreline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in King County
    • Evergreen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in King County
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
      • Day City is located in King County
    • Meadow Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
      • Meadow Brook is located in King County
    • Northgate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
      • Northgate is located in King County
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brier, with the one closest to Brier listed first.
    • Kingston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Indianola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
    • Rolling Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
    • Suquamish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Manitou Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
    • Yeomalt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
    • Hansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bainbridge Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
      • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
      • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
      • Winslow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <1>
    • Port Gamble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort Ward
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
      • Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
    • Keyport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Brier ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brier.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brier, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brier.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Brier:

Cemeteries Near Brier ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brier.

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

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

  • Abbey View Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Holyrood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holyrood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holyrood Cemetery
  • Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
  • Acacia Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Floral Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Swedbergs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Park Cemetery
  • Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodinville Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodinville Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodinville Memorial Park
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Everest Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everest Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    • Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Lawton Military 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.<5>

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

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

  • Wayne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in King County
  • Bothell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Day City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Day City is located in King County
  • Grace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Snohomish County
  • Edmonds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Juanita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juanita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
    • Juanita is located in King County
  • Ravenna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in King County
  • Pontiac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in King County
  • York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in King County
  • Kirkland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ballard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
    • Ballard is located in King County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fremont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in King County
    • Edgewater ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
      • Edgewater is located in King County
    • Houghton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in King County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brier.

The official website for Brier: www.ci.brier.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>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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7844, Longitude: -122.2743    
<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 Brier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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