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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 Deming (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 Deming. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Deming is located in Whatcom County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties 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 Deming. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deming:

  • Whatcom County     (The home county of Deming)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deming, with the one closest to Deming listed first.
    • Welcome
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
      • Welcome is located in Whatcom County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Welcome
      • From Deming to Welcome
    • Clipper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kendall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Whatcom County
    • Acme
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Peaceful Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaceful Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Whatcom County
    • Everson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nooksack
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nooksack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
      • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
    • Maple Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saxon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saxon
      • From Deming to Saxon
    • Sudden Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
      • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
    • Geneva
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geneva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Geneva
      • From Deming to Geneva
    • Silver Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deming, with the one closest to Deming listed first.
    • Alger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
      • Alger is located in Skagit County
    • Bow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Edison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
      • Edison is located in Skagit County
    • Lyman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sedro - Woolley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hamilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Clear Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bay View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Bay View is located in Skagit County
    • Indian Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
    • Urban
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anacortes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Deming ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deming.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

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

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

  • Welcome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Whatcom County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Welcome
    • From Deming to Welcome
  • Goshen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Whatcom County
  • Wahl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahl
    • Wahl is located in Whatcom County
  • Acme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nooksack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nooksack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
    • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
  • Everson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saxon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saxon
    • From Deming to Saxon
  • Hampton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Whatcom County
  • Van Wyck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wyck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
    • Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
  • Silver Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Geneva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geneva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Geneva
    • From Deming to Geneva
  • Wickersham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickersham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
    • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wickersham
    • From Deming to Wickersham
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Deming ...

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 Deming.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Deming. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Deming and those printed in the larger area surrounding Deming.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6> of Deming.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Deming:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deming. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Deming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deming) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deming. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8262, Longitude: -122.2168    









 

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