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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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Memorial Park:

47.4548, -122.2960

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

The Washington Memorial Park is located in King County<2>.

The county seat for King County is located in Seattle. Seattle lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Washington Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Washington Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Highview Recreational Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riverton Crest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Saar Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Saar Pioneer Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saar Pioneer Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Comet Lodge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Episcopal Church Of The Holy Spirit Memory Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Penbrock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Penbrock Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrock Cemetery
  • Suise Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Suise Creek Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suise Creek Cemetery
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Auburn Cemetery is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tahoma National Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <5>
    • Sedgwick Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • White Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The White Lake Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake Cemetery
    • Sunset Hills Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Gar Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Cemetery
    • Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
      • 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 <5>
    • Fraola Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Fraola Cemetery is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraola Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside 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 based on their distance from Washington Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • SeaTac
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riverton Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Riverton Heights is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Heights
  • Normandy Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverton-Boulevard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • North Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hill is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hill
  • Orillia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Orillia is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
  • Tukwila
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Burien
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Des Moines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Seahurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Seahurst is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahurst
  • Zenith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Zenith is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
  • Renton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Kent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kent is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
    • White Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • White Center is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Center
    • Woodmont Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodmont Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont Beach
    • Star Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Star Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
    • Seward Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Seward Park is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Park
    • Van Asselt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Van Asselt is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Asselt
    • Redondo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Redondo is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redondo
    • Hillman City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hillman City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman City
    • Columbia City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Columbia City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
    • Vashon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Buenna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Buenna is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
    • East Renton Highlands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coalfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Coalfield is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
    • Newcastle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport Hills is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Hills
    • Mercer Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mercer Island is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people
    • Vashon Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Vashon Heights is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon Heights

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
    • Burien lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Washington Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burien.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Kent
    • Kent lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Washington Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Mercer Island
  • Renton
    • Renton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Washington Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Renton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 helpful 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
      • Location given for Washington Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 47.4548216     Lon: -122.2959567
      • 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 King, 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' 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.