A visit to the Anderson Island Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Anderson Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Anderson Island Cemetery:
47.1588, -122.7016
The Anderson Island Cemetery is located in Pierce County<1>.
The county seat for Pierce County is located in Tacoma. Tacoma lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Anderson Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Anderson Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Anderson Island Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Anderson Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Longbranch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lakebay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Tacoma Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ross Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cromwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pauper Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tacoma Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Artondale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Anderson Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Anderson Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anderson Island
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meridian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Puget
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steilacoom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gertrude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longbranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- DuPont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakebay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tillicum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Fox Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tanglewilde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clover Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- University Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herron Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nisqually Indian Community
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fircrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Artondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olympia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Korner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gig Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Anderson Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pierce County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Anderson Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson Island
- Fort Lewis
- Gig Harbor
- Lacey
- Lacey lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Anderson Island Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lacey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Olympia
- Parkland
- Steilacoom
- Tillicum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Anderson Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Washington:
- Pages specific to Pierce County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Anderson Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1503029 (Anderson Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1503029 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pierce
- Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McNeil Island
- Location given for Anderson Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.1587077 Lon: -122.7017974
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anderson Island Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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