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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 Duckabush (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 Duckabush. 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 doctors and 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.

Duckabush is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Kitsap & Mason.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Duckabush)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duckabush, with the one closest to Duckabush listed first.
    • Brinnon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quilcene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Leland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
    • Beaver Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Port Ludlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chimacum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Adelma Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
    • Gardiner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Port Hadlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marrowstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Clallam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duckabush, with the one closest to Duckabush listed first.
    • Blyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
      • Blyn is located in Clallam County
    • Bell Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Hill
      • Bell Hill is located in Clallam County
    • River Road
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
      • River Road is located in Clallam County
    • Sequim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duckabush, with the one closest to Duckabush listed first.
    • Alki
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alki
      • Alki is located in King County
    • Vashon Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon Heights
      • Vashon Heights is located in King County
    • Crown Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
      • Crown Hill is located in King County
    • Spring Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
    • Vashon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fremont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in King County
    • Magnolia Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
      • Magnolia Beach is located in King County
    • Evergreen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in King County
    • Green Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Green Lake is located in King County
    • Northgate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
      • Northgate is located in King County
    • Richmond Highlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
    • Seattle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duckabush, with the one closest to Duckabush listed first.
    • Seabeck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crosby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
    • Holly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Kitsap County
    • Chico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Chico is located in Kitsap County
    • Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Silverdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pearson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
    • Tracyton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
      • Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
    • Gorst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
    • Keyport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Navy Yard City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navy Yard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Yard City
      • Navy Yard City is located in Kitsap County
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duckabush, with the one closest to Duckabush listed first.
    • Belfair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lilliwaup
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Allyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hoodsport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahuya
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Potlatch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Skokomish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
      • Skokomish is located in Mason County
    • Mohrweis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
      • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
    • Bayshore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duckabush, with the one closest to Duckabush listed first.
    • Vaughn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
      • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
    • Wauna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
      • Wauna is located in Pierce County
    • Rosedale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
    • Herron Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Home
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
      • Home is located in Pierce County
    • Gig Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakebay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Artondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
      • Artondale is located in Pierce County
    • Cromwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Pierce County
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duckabush, with the one closest to Duckabush listed first.
    • Woodway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Edmonds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Esperance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lynnwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Duckabush ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duckabush.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duckabush, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duckabush.

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 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 Duckabush:

Cemeteries Near Duckabush ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duckabush.

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 Duckabush covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery
  • Dewatto Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewatto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewatto Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bremerton.
    • The Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77128 <4>
  • Tracyton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tracyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tracyton Cemetery
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
  • Quilcene Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Vinland Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinland Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinland Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Twin Firs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ivy Green Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Green Cemetery
  • First Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Poulsbo Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poulsbo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poulsbo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • K P Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the K P Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the K P Cemetery
    • Sunset Lane Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Lane Cemetery
    • Veterans Home Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Home 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Duckabush had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Brinnon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Seabeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crosby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
  • Bangor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Kitsap County
  • Chico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Chico is located in Kitsap County
  • Silverdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Quilcene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tracyton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
    • Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
  • Pearson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
  • Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Kitsap County
  • Brownsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
  • Poulsbo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dewatto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewatto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewatto
      • Dewatto is located in Mason County
    • Crystal Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
    • Leland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County

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

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.wa.us/

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

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 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>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- Duckabush) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duckabush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6520, Longitude: -122.9321       In this case, the coordinates for Duckabush have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Duckabush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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