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 Hamilton Junction (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 Hamilton Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Hamilton Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hamilton Junction: Hamilton Jct. (or less commonly used: Hamilton Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Hamilton Junction is located in Skagit 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 Skagit County: Chelan, Island, Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish & Whatcom.
Below are the counties that are near Hamilton Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamilton Junction:
- Skagit County (The home county of Hamilton Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton Junction, with the one closest to Hamilton Junction listed first.
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sedro - Woolley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concrete
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Lake Cavanaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
- Big Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Montborne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Lake McMurray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
- Island County
- Juniper Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton Junction, with the one closest to Hamilton Junction listed first.
- Oso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oso is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
- Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Fortson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fortson is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
- Swede Heaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swede Heaven is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Heaven
- Arlington Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington Heights is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Lake Ketchum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Stanwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Silvana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton Junction, with the one closest to Hamilton Junction listed first.
- Wickersham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Saxon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Acme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clipper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clipper is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
- Sudden Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Welcome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Deming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Silver Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Glacier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Bellingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamilton Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Hamilton Junction.
Cemeteries Near Hamilton Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton Junction.
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 Hamilton Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamilton Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamilton Junction, with the one closest to Hamilton Junction listed first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lyman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saxon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bow Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Skagit City Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Van Zandt Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- The Scandinavian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Milltown Cemetery
- Old Milltown Lutheran Cemetery
- Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168007 <2>
- Bay View Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Hamilton Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hamilton Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamilton Junction, with the one closest to Hamilton Junction listed first.
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Birdsview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birdsview is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsview
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Wickersham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Big Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montborne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Saxon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Avon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- McMurray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamilton Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamilton Junction.
Newspapers Published in Hamilton Junction ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamilton Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamilton Junction.
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 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 Hamilton Junction:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Skagit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Snohomish County
- Whatcom 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> | 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 Hamilton Junction, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |