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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 Fairmont (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 Fairmont. 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.

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

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Fairmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Chimacum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Adelma Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
    • Gardiner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Hadlock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Beaver Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Marrowstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nordland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Townsend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Ludlow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Quilcene
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clallam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Blyn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Blyn is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
    • Bell Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell Hill is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Hill
    • Port Williams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Williams is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
    • Sequim
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • River Road
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • River Road is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Carlsborg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Little Oklahoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
    • Port Angeles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Freeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenbank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coupeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • San de Fuca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
    • Camano
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Diana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Langley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Oak Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Juniper Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Richmond Highlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Spring Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
    • Shoreline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
    • Evergreen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • North City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Hansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lofall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Port Gamble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Poulsbo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Indianola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Keyport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Suquamish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Seabeck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Silverdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Port Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • McKees Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
    • Tulalip Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tulalip Bay is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip Bay
    • Utsalady
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
    • Edmonds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Harbour Pointe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
    • Mukilteo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Nelsons Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Spee-Bi-Dah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Spee-Bi-Dah is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spee-Bi-Dah
    • Warm Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tulalip
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
    • Esperance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance

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

Cemeteries Near Fairmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairmont.

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

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

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

  • Sound View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quilcene Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sequim View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hansville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinland Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Breidablik Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breidablik Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Breidablik Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Poulsbo.
    • The Breidablik Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Breidablik Chapel Cemetery
    • Breidablik Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188982 <2>
  • Eglon Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • First Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Poulsbo Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Port Discovery ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Port Discovery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Discovery
  • Chimacum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Irondale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Leland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Leland is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Blyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blyn is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
  • Port Ludlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Townsend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quilcene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Port Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Williams is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
  • Port Gamble
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rena is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
  • Coupeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • San de Fuca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
    • Bangor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bangor is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Poulsbo
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Fairmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairmont.

Newspapers Published in Fairmont ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairmont, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairmont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fairmont:

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>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- Fairmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Fairmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.