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A visit to the Bay View 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 Bay View Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bay View Cemetery:

48.4986, -122.4760

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bay View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bay View Cemetery is located in Skagit County<2>.

The county seat for Skagit County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the southeast of the Bay View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bay View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Bay View Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bay View Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Grandview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fern Hill Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
  • Bow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bow Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eden Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Hawthorne Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hawthorne Memorial Park is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Memorial Park
  • Skagit City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Skagit City Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City Cemetery
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Clear Lake Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Maple Leaf Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maple Leaf Cemetery is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Scandinavian Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Scandinavian Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
      • 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 <5>
    • Camano Island Pioneer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
      • The Bayview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bellingham.
      • The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bay View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76707 <5>
    • Olga - Doe Bay Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Camano Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Camano Lutheran Cemetery is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camano Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Camano Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Camano Island Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169534 <5>
    • Lyman Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Lyman Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman Cemetery
    • Saxon Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Saxon Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon Cemetery
    • Sunnyland Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bay View Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bay View Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bay View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bay View is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Edison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Edison is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Similk Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Similk Beach is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
  • Bow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Snee Oosh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Snee Oosh is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
  • Swinomish Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Swinomish Village is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
  • Anacortes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • La Conner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alexander Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Alexander Beach is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
  • Shelter Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shelter Bay is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
  • Mount Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fish Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Fish Town is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
    • Skagit City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Skagit City is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • Indian Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Sedro - Woolley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alger is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
    • Clear Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Clear Lake is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Conway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Lake is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • 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
    • Urban
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Urban is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban

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 Bay View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Skagit County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bay View Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Bay View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Skagit 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 Bay View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2605495  (Bay View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2605495 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: Skagit
      • Topo Map Name: La Conner
      • Location given for Bay View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.498633     Lon: -122.4759602
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skagit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- Bay View Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>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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