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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 Glendale (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 Glendale. 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.

Glendale is located in Island 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 Island County: Jefferson, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit & Snohomish.

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

  • Island County     (The home county of Glendale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Clinton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bay View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Langley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Freeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Diana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Greenbank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camano
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniper Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Coupeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • San de Fuca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
    • Oak Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clallam County
    • Blyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Blyn is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Marrowstone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nordland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Chimacum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Port Hadlock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Port Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adelma Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
    • Leland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Quilcene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
    • Silver Firs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • North City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Richmond Highlands
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Shoreline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kenmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Forest Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
    • Spring Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
    • Bothell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Evergreen is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Hansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gamble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Indianola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Suquamish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Poulsbo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Manitou Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
    • Rolling Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
    • Keyport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Lake McMurray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
    • Conway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Fish Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
    • Skagit City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Mukilteo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Nelsons Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Harbour Pointe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
    • Paine Field - Lake Stickney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Stickney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Tulalip Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tulalip Bay is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip Bay
    • Everett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Everett is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
    • Edmonds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lynnwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Alderwood Manor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor

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

Cemeteries Near Glendale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glendale.

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

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

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

  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hansville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eglon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Floral Hills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lynnwood.
    • The Floral Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <2>
  • Swedbergs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Holyrood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Abbey View Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gar Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Buena Vista Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
      • The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood 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 Glendale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glendale.

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

  • Mukilteo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Langley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Everett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
  • Edmonds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tulalip
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
  • Kingston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Gamble
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Snohomish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bothell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cathcart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wayne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wayne is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Grace
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grace is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Machias
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Machias is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias

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

Newspapers Published in Glendale ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glendale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glendale, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glendale.

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 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 Glendale:

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 Glendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Glendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.