A visit to the Washington Memorial Park ...
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 Washington Memorial Park ...
The Washington Memorial Park is located in King County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Auburn Cemetery
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- 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
- Episcopal Church Of The Holy Spirit Memory Garden
- 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>
- Fraola Cemetery
- The Fraola Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraola 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>
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Highview Recreational Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- 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>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Penbrock Cemetery
- The Penbrock Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrock Cemetery
- Riverton Crest Cemetery
- Saar Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- White River Cemetery
- Sedgwick Cemetery
- The Sedgwick Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sedgwick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of East Port Orchard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77043 <2>
- Suise Creek Cemetery
- The Suise Creek Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suise Creek Cemetery
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park
- Tahoma National Cemetery
- The Tahoma National Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tahoma National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Kent.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109448 <2>
- White Lake Cemetery
- The White Lake Cemetery is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Washington Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Buenna
- Buenna is located in King County
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- Burien
- Coalfield
- Coalfield is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Columbia City
- Columbia City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
- Des Moines
- East Renton Highlands
- Hillman City ‑ Historic
- Hillman City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman City
- Kent
- Mercer Island
- Mercer Island is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people
- Newcastle
- Newport Hills
- Newport Hills is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Hills
- Normandy Park
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Hill
- North Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hill
- Orillia
- Orillia is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Redondo
- Redondo is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redondo
- Renton
- Riverton-Boulevard Park
- Riverton Heights
- Riverton Heights is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Heights
- Seahurst
- Seahurst is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahurst
- SeaTac
- Seward Park
- Seward Park is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Park
- Star Lake
- Star Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
- Tukwila
- Van Asselt
- Van Asselt is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Asselt
- Vashon Heights
- Vashon Heights is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon Heights
- Vashon
- White Center
- White Center is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Center
- Woodmont Beach
- Woodmont Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont Beach
- Zenith
- Zenith is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
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 Washington Memorial Park. The following communities are located in King County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burien
- Kent
- Mercer Island
- Renton
- Vashon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Washington Memorial Park:
- 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 Washington Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1510749 (Washington Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1510749 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: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Des Moines
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washington Memorial Park) 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. |