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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 Hartford (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 Hartford. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Hartford 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 Hartford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hartford:

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Hartford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartford, with the one closest to Hartford listed first.
    • Lake Stevens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hyland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hyland is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyland
    • Lochsloy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lochsloy is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochsloy
    • Machias
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Machias is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • West Lake Stevens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Stevens
    • Getchell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
    • Lake Bosworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Bosworth is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bosworth
    • Forest Glade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
    • Granite Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Three Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
    • Marysville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Roesiger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Roesiger is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roesiger
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartford, with the one closest to Hartford listed first.
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Langley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bay View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Camp Diana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Juniper Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Freeland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Camano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartford, with the one closest to Hartford listed first.
    • Marrowstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Nordland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Ludlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartford, with the one closest to Hartford listed first.
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
    • Silver Firs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Woodinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bothell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cottage Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
    • Duvall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kenmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsgate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Kingsgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Lake Forest Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Sheridan Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartford, with the one closest to Hartford listed first.
    • Hansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gamble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Indianola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Suquamish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartford, with the one closest to Hartford listed first.
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
    • Lake McMurray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
    • Montborne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
    • Conway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Skagit City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • Fish Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hartford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hartford.

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

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

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

  • Machias Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    • The Arlington Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arlington Cemetery
    • Harwood Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Floral Hills Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbey View Memorial Park
      (19 miles [30.6 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hartford had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Machias
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Machias is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Getchell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
  • Granite Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pilchuck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
  • Everett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Snohomish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Edgecomb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
  • Tulalip
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
  • Monroe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
  • Mukilteo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cathcart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
    • Trafton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Trafton is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton

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

Newspapers Published in Hartford ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hartford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hartford, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hartford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hartford:

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