Our Genealogy Helper
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 Grace (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 Grace. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Grace is located in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County: Chelan, Island, King & Skagit.
Below are the counties that are near Grace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grace:
- Snohomish County (The home county of Grace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
- Maltby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maltby is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
- Canyon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
- North Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Echo Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Clearview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cathcart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Brier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Osborn Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osborn Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Corner
- Alderwood Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
- Martha Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larimers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Larimers Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimers Corner
- Mountlake Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Langley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Diana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Greenbank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
- Port Ludlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- King County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
- Day City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Woodinville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bothell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingsgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsgate is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Cottage Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
- Kenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Firs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Firs is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
- Earlmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Earlmont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlmont
- Juanita
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Juanita is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
- Lake Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
- Kirkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Indianola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manitou Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Rolling Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
- Yeomalt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
- Port Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
- Suquamish
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
- Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
- Winslow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <1>
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Port Gamble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Ward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
- Keyport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grace, see our County-by-County Page for Grace.
Cemeteries Near Grace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grace.
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 Grace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
- Woodinville Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Abbey View Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acacia Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lake City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76695 <2>
- Everest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastside Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holyrood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
- The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
- Gar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grace had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
- Day City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Woodinville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bothell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wayne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- York is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Juanita
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Juanita is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
- White
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Cathcart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Kirkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pontiac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pontiac is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Houghton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houghton is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ravenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
- Adelaide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adelaide is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
- Novelty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Novelty is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grace.
Newspapers Published in Grace ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grace, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Grace:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Snohomish County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grace) 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 Grace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |