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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Chuckanut (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Chuckanut. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whatcom County: Okanogan, San Juan & Skagit.

Below are the counties that are near Chuckanut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chuckanut:

  • Whatcom County     (The home county of Chuckanut)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chuckanut, with the one closest to Chuckanut listed first.
    • Chuckanut Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
    • Bellingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Geneva
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Silver Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Sudden Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
    • Marietta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Marietta is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Lummi Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lummi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lummi is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
    • Wickersham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
    • Acme
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Saxon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Ferndale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chuckanut, with the one closest to Chuckanut listed first.
    • Oak Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Juniper Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
  • San Juan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chuckanut, with the one closest to Chuckanut listed first.
    • Olga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Decatur Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastsound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lopez Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
    • Lopez
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lopez is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
    • Orcas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Shaw Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
    • Deer Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Waldron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Waldron is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Friday Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Argyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Argyle is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • False Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chuckanut, with the one closest to Chuckanut listed first.
    • Edison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Edison is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
    • Alger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alger is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
    • Bow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Urban
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Urban is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
    • Bay View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bay View is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Anacortes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Similk Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
    • Burlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedro - Woolley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexander Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
    • Clear Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chuckanut, with the one closest to Chuckanut listed first.
    • Lake Ketchum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
    • North Stanwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
    • Utsalady
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
    • Stanwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chuckanut, see our County-by-County Page for Chuckanut.

Cemeteries Near Chuckanut ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chuckanut.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Chuckanut - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chuckanut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chuckanut, with the one closest to Chuckanut listed first.

  • Bayview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, 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 <2>
  • Sunnyland Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lummi Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenacres Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ferndale.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paradise Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77126 <2>
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saxon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Zandt Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Fern Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Olga - Doe Bay Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Union Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chuckanut had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Chuckanut, with the one closest to Chuckanut listed first.

  • Fairhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Samish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Samish is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Bellingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alger is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Silver Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
  • Marietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Van Wyck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
  • Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beach is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Lummi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lummi is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
  • Guemes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Guemes is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
  • Brennan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brennan is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennan
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Anacortes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bay View is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Prairie is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chuckanut. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chuckanut.

Newspapers Published in Chuckanut ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chuckanut.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chuckanut, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chuckanut.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Chuckanut:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chuckanut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Chuckanut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.