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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 Darlington (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 Darlington. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Darlington is located in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County: Chelan, Island, King & Skagit.

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

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Darlington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
    • Mukilteo
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Nelsons Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Lowell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Everett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Everett is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
    • Harbour Pointe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
    • Paine Field - Lake Stickney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Priest Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
    • Lake Stickney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
    • Tulalip Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Tulalip Bay is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip Bay
    • Mill Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Seattle Hill - Silver Firs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Larimers Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Larimers Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimers Corner
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
    • Clinton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Langley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Camp Diana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Freeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Camano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniper Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Coupeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • San de Fuca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
    • Oak Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Marrowstone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Nordland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Chimacum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Port Hadlock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Port Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Adelma Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
    • Leland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Quilcene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Gardiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
    • Silver Firs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • Bothell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kenmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Forest Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Richmond Highlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Sheridan Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
    • Shoreline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Evergreen is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Spring Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
    • Hansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gamble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indianola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Port Madison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Suquamish
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Poulsbo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
    • Keyport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Manitou Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
    • Pearson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Yeomalt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darlington, with the one closest to Darlington listed first.
    • Lake McMurray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
    • Conway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
    • Fish Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
    • Montborne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
    • Skagit City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City

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

Cemeteries Near Darlington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darlington.

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

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

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

  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Floral Hills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lynnwood.
    • The Floral Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <2>
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Machias Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Swedbergs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Holyrood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Abbey View Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Hansville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eglon Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
      • The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery

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>

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

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

  • Mukilteo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lowell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Everett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
  • Tulalip
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
  • Snohomish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Langley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cathcart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
  • Machias
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Machias is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Hartford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartford is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Edmonds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Getchell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bothell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Grace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Grace is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace

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

Newspapers Published in Darlington ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darlington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darlington, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darlington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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 Darlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Darlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.