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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Cokedale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cokedale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cokedale, please Contact Us.

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 Cokedale (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 Cokedale. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Cokedale is historic, it would have been located within present day Skagit 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 Skagit County: Chelan, Island, Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish & Whatcom.

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

  • Skagit County     (The home county of Cokedale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cokedale, with the one closest to Cokedale listed first.
    • Sedro - Woolley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clear Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Lyman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Big Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Montborne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
    • Alger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alger is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
    • Mount Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Skagit City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • Edison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Edison is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cokedale, with the one closest to Cokedale listed first.
    • Juniper Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Oak Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camano
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Diana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
  • San Juan County
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cokedale, with the one closest to Cokedale listed first.
    • Lake Ketchum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
    • Bryant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • North Stanwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
    • Oso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oso is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
    • Stanwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Arlington Heights is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
    • Arlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Florence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Silvana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Utsalady
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
    • Lakewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Warm Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
  • Whatcom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cokedale, with the one closest to Cokedale listed first.
    • Wickersham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
    • Saxon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Acme
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sudden Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
    • Clipper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Clipper is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
    • Geneva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Chuckanut Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
    • Silver Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Deming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Welcome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Welcome is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Bellingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marietta is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta

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

Cemeteries Near Cokedale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cokedale.

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 Cokedale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hawthorne Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Saxon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Skagit City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Scandinavian Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
      • The Scandinavian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Milltown Cemetery
      • Old Milltown Lutheran Cemetery
      • Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168007 <3>
    • Forest Park Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Van Zandt Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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.

While we didn't find Cokedale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cokedale.

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

  • Clear Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Lyman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
  • Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wickersham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
  • Montborne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Montborne is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
  • Avon ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Mount Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alger is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Saxon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Skagit City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • Fredonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fredonia is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Birdsview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Birdsview is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsview

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

Newspapers Published in Cokedale ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cokedale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cokedale, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cokedale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cokedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Cokedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.