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 Cap Sante (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 Cap Sante. 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 and doctors 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.
Cap Sante 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 Cap Sante. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cap Sante:
- Skagit County (The home county of Cap Sante)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cap Sante, with the one closest to Cap Sante listed first.
- Anacortes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alexander Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
- Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Similk Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
- Bay View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Snee Oosh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
- Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edison is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Urban
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Urban is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Swinomish Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
- Bow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- La Conner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cap Sante, with the one closest to Cap Sante listed first.
- Oak Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Coupeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Juniper Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Camano
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Camp Diana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Greenbank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- Port Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cap Sante, with the one closest to Cap Sante listed first.
- Decatur Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Lopez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lopez is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
- Orcas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shaw Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
- Eastsound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Deer Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Friday Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- False Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waldron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Roche Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cap Sante, with the one closest to Cap Sante listed first.
- Utsalady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
- Lake Ketchum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
- North Stanwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
- Stanwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Silvana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Bryant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- McKees Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Goodwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cap Sante, with the one closest to Cap Sante listed first.
- Chuckanut Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Lummi Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bellingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Sudden Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Lummi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
- Silver Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Wickersham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Saxon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Acme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clipper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clipper is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cap Sante, see our County-by-County Page for Cap Sante.
Cemeteries Near Cap Sante ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cap Sante.
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 Cap Sante - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cap Sante covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cap Sante, with the one closest to Cap Sante listed first.
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bay View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olga - Doe Bay Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lopez Union Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Skagit City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw Island Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cap Sante in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cap Sante.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cap Sante, with the one closest to Cap Sante listed first.
- Anacortes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Guemes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Gibraltar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Bay View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Whitney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- La Conner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Decatur Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Chuckanut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Doe Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cap Sante. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cap Sante.
Newspapers Published in Cap Sante ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cap Sante.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cap Sante, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cap Sante.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cap Sante:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Skagit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- San Juan County
- 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 Cap Sante, 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' (or 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- Cap Sante) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |