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 Doe Bay (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 Doe Bay. 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.
Doe Bay is located in San Juan 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 San Juan County: Island, Skagit & Whatcom.
Below are the counties that are near Doe Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doe Bay:
- San Juan County (The home county of Doe Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doe Bay, with the one closest to Doe Bay listed first.
- Olga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastsound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orcas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Decatur Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shaw Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
- Deer Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lopez Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Lopez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lopez is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Friday Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- False Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doe Bay, with the one closest to Doe Bay listed first.
- Oak Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Coupeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Skagit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doe Bay, with the one closest to Doe Bay listed first.
- Urban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Anacortes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
- Edison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Similk Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
- Bay View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Bow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Snee Oosh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
- Alger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Swinomish Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
- La Conner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snohomish County
- Utsalady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doe Bay, with the one closest to Doe Bay listed first.
- Lummi Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckanut Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Lummi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Bellingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kickerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kickerville is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickerville
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Silver Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Birch Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sudden Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Custer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doe Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Doe Bay.
Cemeteries Near Doe Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doe Bay.
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 Doe Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doe Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doe Bay, with the one closest to Doe Bay listed first.
- Olga - Doe Bay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shaw Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lopez Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lummi Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyland Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bellingham.
- The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bay View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76707 <2>
- Bow Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (42 more) ...
- Greenacres Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ferndale.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77126 <2>
- Enterprise 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Doe Bay had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doe Bay, with the one closest to Doe Bay listed first.
- Olga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Eastsound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orcas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Decatur Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lopez Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Guemes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Anacortes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Friday Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Chuckanut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Lummi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doe Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doe Bay.
Newspapers Published in Doe Bay ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doe Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doe Bay, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doe Bay.
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 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 Doe Bay:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to San Juan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Skagit County
- Snohomish County
- Whatcom 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> | 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 Doe Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Doe Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |