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 ...
The Anderson Island Cemetery is located in Pierce County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Artondale Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- Cromwell Cemetery
- Ft. Lewis Cemetery
- Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
- Fox Island Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- Home of Peace Cemetery
- Lakebay Cemetery
- Longbranch Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Park
- New Tacoma Cemetery
- Oakwood Hill Cemetery
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
- Pauper Cemetery
- Ross Family Cemetery
- Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
- Tacoma Cemetery
- Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
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 alphabetically:
- Anderson Island
- Artondale
- Clover Park
- Cromwell
- DuPont
- Fircrest
- Fort Lewis
- Fox Island
- Gertrude
- Gig Harbor
- Herron Island
- Home
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kellys Korner
- Lacey
- Lake City
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lakebay
- Lakewood
- Longbranch
- Meridian
- Nisqually Indian Community
- Olympia
- Parkland
- Puget
- Rosedale
- Steilacoom
- Tanglewilde
- Tillicum
- University Place
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
- Olympia
- Parkland
- Steilacoom
- Tillicum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 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
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> | 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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