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 Cedardale (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 Cedardale. 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 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 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.
Cedardale 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 Cedardale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedardale:
- Skagit County (The home county of Cedardale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedardale, with the one closest to Cedardale listed first.
- Conway
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Skagit City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Montborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Lake McMurray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
- Fish Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fish Town is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- La Conner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shelter Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Swinomish Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
- Sedro - Woolley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedardale, with the one closest to Cedardale listed first.
- Juniper Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Camano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Camp Diana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Coupeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- San de Fuca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Greenbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Langley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bay View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Freeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedardale, with the one closest to Cedardale listed first.
- Marrowstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nordland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Port Hadlock - Irondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hadlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- King County
- Northwest Snohomish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedardale, with the one closest to Cedardale listed first.
- Decatur Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Lopez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
- Olga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedardale, with the one closest to Cedardale listed first.
- Lake Ketchum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
- North Stanwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
- Stanwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Utsalady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
- Silvana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Warm Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Goodwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McKees Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
- Arlington Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedardale, with the one closest to Cedardale listed first.
- Wickersham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Saxon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Chuckanut Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sudden Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Bellingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clipper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clipper is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
- Silver Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Lummi Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedardale, see our County-by-County Page for Cedardale.
Cemeteries Near Cedardale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedardale.
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 Cedardale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedardale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedardale, with the one closest to Cedardale listed first.
- Skagit City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camano Island Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camano Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Bay View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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>
While we didn't find Cedardale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedardale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedardale, with the one closest to Cedardale listed first.
- Skagit City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Montborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Big Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McMurray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
- Avon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stanwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- La Conner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Norman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Silvana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedardale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedardale.
Newspapers Published in Cedardale ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedardale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedardale, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedardale.
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 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 Cedardale:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Skagit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- King 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 Cedardale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Cedardale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |