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 Hamma Hamma (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 Hamma Hamma. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Hamma Hamma 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 Hamma Hamma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamma Hamma:
- Mason County (The home county of Hamma Hamma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamma Hamma, with the one closest to Hamma Hamma listed first.
- Lilliwaup
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tahuya
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belfair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potlatch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Skokomish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Skokomish is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
- Allyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grapeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mohrweis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mohrweis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
- Bayshore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bayshore is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Shelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Matlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matlock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
- Grays Harbor County
- Grisdale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grisdale is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisdale
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamma Hamma, with the one closest to Hamma Hamma listed first.
- Brinnon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quilcene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- King County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamma Hamma, with the one closest to Hamma Hamma listed first.
- Vashon Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vashon Heights is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon Heights
- Magnolia Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
- Vashon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tahlequah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tahlequah is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
- Alki
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alki is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alki
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamma Hamma, with the one closest to Hamma Hamma listed first.
- Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Seabeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chico is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
- Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gorst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Navy Yard City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Navy Yard City is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Yard City
- Silverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bremerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Port Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
- Port Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamma Hamma, with the one closest to Hamma Hamma listed first.
- Vaughn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughn is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
- Herron Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Wauna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wauna is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
- Rosedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Lakebay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Artondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Artondale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Gig Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longbranch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Meridian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Fox Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gertrude
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gertrude is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Thurston County
- Puget
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Puget is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamma Hamma, see our County-by-County Page for Hamma Hamma.
Cemeteries Near Hamma Hamma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamma Hamma.
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 Hamma Hamma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamma Hamma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamma Hamma, with the one closest to Hamma Hamma listed first.
- Dewatto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Firs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughn Bay Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Bay Cemetery
- The Vaughn Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Cemetery
- Niemann Family Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bremerton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76807 <2>
- Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bremerton.
- The Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77128 <2>
- Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Minter Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Minter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Wauna.
- The Minter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elgin Cemetery
- K P Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunset Lane Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ivy Green Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tracyton Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Veterans Home Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pearson Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton Memorial Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Hamma Hamma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hamma Hamma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamma Hamma, with the one closest to Hamma Hamma listed first.
- Dewatto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dewatto is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewatto
- Hoodsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Duckabush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duckabush is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckabush
- Union ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Seabeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brinnon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chico is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
- Vaughn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughn is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Silverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tracyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
- Bangor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Minter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minter is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamma Hamma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamma Hamma.
Newspapers Published in Hamma Hamma ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamma Hamma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamma Hamma, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamma Hamma.
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 helpful 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 Hamma Hamma:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grays Harbor County
- Jefferson County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Pierce County
- Thurston 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- Hamma Hamma) 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 Hamma Hamma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |