A visit to the Fort Lawton Military 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 Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery ...
The Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery is located in King County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Abbey View Memorial Park
- The Abbey View Memorial Park is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey View Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbey View Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Brier.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76693 <2>
- Acacia Memorial Park
- The Acacia Memorial Park is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lake City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76695 <2>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76728 <2>
- Comet Lodge Cemetery
- The Comet Lodge Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet Lodge Cemetery
- The Comet Lodge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Graham Street Burying Ground
- Crown Hill Cemetery
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Everest Memorial Park
- Evergreen Park Cemetery
- Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
- The Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
- The Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Oak Lane Cemetery
- Washelli Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #417974 <2>
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Seattle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76806 <2>
- Ft. Blakely Cemetery
- The Ft. Blakely Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Blakely Cemetery
- Gar Cemetery
- The Gar Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Cemetery
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
- The Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Seattle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76815 <2>
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- Holyrood Cemetery
- The Holyrood Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- The Kirkland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #246734 <2>
- Lake View Cemetery
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Seattle.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Seattle Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76890 <2>
- Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
- The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
- The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Free Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76945 <2>
- Seabold Cemetery
- The Seabold Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabold Cemetery
- Swedbergs Cemetery
- The Swedbergs Cemetery is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedbergs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alki
- Alki is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alki
- Bainbridge Island
- Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
- Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
- Winslow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <4>
- Crown Hill
- Crown Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fort Ward
- Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
- Fremont
- Fremont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Lake City
- Lake City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Laurelhurst
- Laurelhurst is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Manitou Beach
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Medina
- Medina is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,308 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North City
- North City is located in King County
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- Northgate
- Northgate is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
- Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
- Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Port Madison
- Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
- Ravenna
- Ravenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
- Richmond Highlands
- Richmond Highlands is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
- Rolling Bay
- Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
- Seattle
- Sheridan Beach
- Sheridan Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
- Shoreline
- Spring Beach
- Spring Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
- University Village
- University Village is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Yeomalt
- Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
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 Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in King County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge Island
- Medina
- Richmond Highlands
- Seattle
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Washington:
- Pages specific to King 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 Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2027190 (Fort Lawton Military Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2027190 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: King
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shilshole Bay
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |