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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 Frisken Wye (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 Frisken Wye. 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.

Frisken Wye is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Pierce & Thurston.

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

  • Mason County     (The home county of Frisken Wye)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frisken Wye, with the one closest to Frisken Wye listed first.
    • Deckerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Deckerville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
    • Matlock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Matlock is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
    • Mohrweis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
    • Skokomish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Skokomish is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
    • Shelton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Potlatch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoodsport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Union ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Bayshore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • New Kamilche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
    • Tahuya
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lilliwaup
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frisken Wye, with the one closest to Frisken Wye listed first.
    • Grisdale ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grisdale is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisdale
    • Satsop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
    • Garden City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • McCleary Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
    • Brady
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Elma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <1>
    • McCleary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
    • Montesano
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Aberdeen Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
    • Malone - Porter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
    • Malone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Central Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Central Park is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
  • Pierce County
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frisken Wye, with the one closest to Frisken Wye listed first.
    • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
    • Olympia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Frisken Wye ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frisken Wye.

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 Frisken Wye - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Turnow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elma Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McCleary Pythian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Oddfellow Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Shelton Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wynooche Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Squaxin Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • McLane Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane Cemetery
      • The McLane Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mud Bay 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.<3>

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

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

  • Matlock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Matlock is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
  • Satsop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
  • Elma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <1>
  • Shelton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Montesano
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kamilche
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kamilche is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamilche
  • Union ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Hoodsport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Melbourne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • New Kamilche
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
  • Porter
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Axford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Axford is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axford
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Aberdeen Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Aberdeen Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
    • Humptulips
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Aberdeen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Frisken Wye ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frisken Wye.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frisken Wye, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frisken Wye.

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 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 Frisken Wye:

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 Frisken Wye, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frisken Wye) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.