Our Genealogy Helper
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 Clyde Hill (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 Clyde Hill. 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 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.
Clyde Hill is located in King 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 King County: Chelan, Kittitas, Pierce & Snohomish.
Below are the counties that are near Clyde Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clyde Hill:
- King County (The home county of Clyde Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde Hill, with the one closest to Clyde Hill listed first.
- Yarrow Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunts Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunts Point is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Medina
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Medina is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,308 people
- Kirkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurelhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelhurst is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- University Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- University Village is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Beaux Arts Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaux Arts Village is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaux Arts Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Mercer Island Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mercer Island Town is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island Town
- Norwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood Village is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Village
- Pontiac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Mercer Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mercer Island is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde Hill, with the one closest to Clyde Hill listed first.
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bay View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Langley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Freeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- Port Ludlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde Hill, with the one closest to Clyde Hill listed first.
- Yeomalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
- Manitou Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Rolling Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
- Bainbridge Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <1>
- Fort Ward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
- Southworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southworth is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Port Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
- Indianola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Colchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Colchester is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mason County
- Belfair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde Hill, with the one closest to Clyde Hill listed first.
- Dash Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dash Point is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
- Northeast Tacoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Tapps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
- Gig Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruston is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Wauna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wauna is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
- Fife
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gardenville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Tacoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Artondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Artondale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde Hill, with the one closest to Clyde Hill listed first.
- Brier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canyon Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
- Mountlake Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maltby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maltby is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
- Esperance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Esperance is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
- Alderwood Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
- Lynnwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Echo Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Clearview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Edmonds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodway is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clyde Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Clyde Hill.
Cemeteries Near Clyde Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clyde Hill.
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 Clyde Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clyde Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clyde Hill, with the one closest to Clyde Hill listed first.
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Everest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Eastside Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comet Lodge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet Lodge Cemetery
- The Comet Lodge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Graham Street Burying Ground
- Acacia Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Woodinville Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (76 more) ...
- Evergreen Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Clyde Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clyde Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clyde Hill, with the one closest to Clyde Hill listed first.
- Houghton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Houghton is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Kirkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pontiac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Ravenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
- Seattle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Juanita
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Juanita is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
- Edgewater ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edgewater is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- May Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- May Creek is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
- Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Inglewood is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Adelaide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adelaide is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Ross ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clyde Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clyde Hill.
Newspapers Published in Clyde Hill ...
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 611 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clyde Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clyde Hill, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clyde Hill.
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 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 Clyde Hill:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to King County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- Kitsap County
- Mason County
- Pierce County
- Snohomish County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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> | 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- Clyde Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Clyde Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |