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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 Elwha (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 Elwha. 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 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 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.

Elwha is located in Clallam County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

  • Clallam County     (The home county of Elwha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwha, with the one closest to Elwha listed first.
    • Port Angeles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Joyce
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Crescent ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
      • Port Crescent is located in Clallam County
    • Little Oklahoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
      • Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
    • Twin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
      • Twin is located in Clallam County
    • Carlsborg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Old Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Clallam County
    • River Road
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
      • River Road is located in Clallam County
    • Sequim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bell Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Port Williams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
      • Port Williams is located in Clallam County
    • Blyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
      • Blyn is located in Clallam County

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

Newspapers Published in Elwha ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elwha.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elwha, 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 Elwha.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Elwha:

  • Genealogy information for nearby counties

Cemeteries Near Elwha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elwha.

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

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

  • Ocean View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean View Cemetery
  • Port Crescent Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Angeles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Angeles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Angeles Cemetery
  • Sooke Harbour Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Muir Family Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Sooke Millenium Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sooke Millenium Memorial Park is located in Sooke (BC).
    • The Sooke Millenium Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Millenium Memorial Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sooke Millenium Memorial Park
  • Sequim View Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sequim View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sequim View Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Metchosin (BC)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Metchosin Pioneer Cemetery
    • St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church Cemetery
    • St. Mary The Virgin Church Yard Cemetery
    • St. Mary The Virgin Churchyard Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459848 <4>
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
  • Harling Point Chinese Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross Bay Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Port Angeles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Crescent ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
    • Port Crescent is located in Clallam County
  • Fairholm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairholm
    • Fairholm is located in Clallam County
  • Twin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Twin is located in Clallam County
  • Rena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
    • Rena is located in Clallam County
  • Port Williams
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
    • Port Williams is located in Clallam County
  • Pysht ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pysht have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pysht
    • Pysht is located in Clallam County
  • Blyn
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
    • Blyn is located in Clallam County

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

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

The official website for Clallam County: www.clallam.net/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elwha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elwha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0608, Longitude: -123.5937    
<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 Elwha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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