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

Dieringer is located in Pierce 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 Pierce County: King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Thurston & Yakima.

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

  • Pierce County     (The home county of Dieringer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dieringer, with the one closest to Dieringer listed first.
    • Lake Tapps
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
    • Sumner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • North Puyallup
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
    • Edgewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Alderton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Alderton is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
    • Bonney Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Firwood ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Firwood is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
    • Puyallup
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • McMillin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • McMillin is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
    • Fife
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Fife is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <1>
    • Gardenville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Gardenville is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Northeast Tacoma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dieringer, with the one closest to Dieringer listed first.
    • Algona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacific
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Milton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lea Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lea Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Hill
    • Federal Way
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Green River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Green River is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Star Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Star Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
    • Lake Morton - Berrydale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Buenna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Buenna is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
    • Redondo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Redondo is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redondo
    • Kent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Kent is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dieringer, with the one closest to Dieringer listed first.
    • Olalla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Burley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Southworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Southworth is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
    • South Colby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Colby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
    • Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Colby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Colby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Colchester is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Manchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Park Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Port Orchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
    • Fort Ward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
    • Parkwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkwood is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dieringer, with the one closest to Dieringer listed first.
    • Allyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Grapeview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dieringer, with the one closest to Dieringer listed first.
    • North Yelm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
    • Nisqually Indian Community
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yelm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <1>
    • Puget
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Puget is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
    • Tanglewilde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde

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

Cemeteries Near Dieringer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dieringer.

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

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

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

  • Sumner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
    • The Sumner Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sumner Pioneer Cemetery
    • Sumner Town Cemetery
  • Firwood Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dieringer Cemetery
    • Dieringer Pioneer Cemetery
  • White Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
    • The Woodbine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Puyallup Cemetery
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Georges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
    • The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cushman Cemetery
    • Indian Mission Cemetery
    • Puyallup Indian Cemetery
  • Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Suise Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Buckley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
      • The Buckley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Buckley Public Cemetery
      • White River Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76722 <2>
    • Krain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Dieringer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dieringer.

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

  • Lake Tapps
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
  • Sumner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stuck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stuck is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
  • Meeker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meeker is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Alderton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Alderton is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
  • Puyallup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McMillin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • McMillin is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
  • Christopher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Christopher is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Thomas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Thomas is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Green River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Green River is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Buenna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buenna is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
  • Midland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Midland is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Orting
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Kent is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
    • South Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Dieringer ...

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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dieringer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dieringer, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dieringer.

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 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 Dieringer:

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 Dieringer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dieringer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.