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 High Rock (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 High Rock. 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.
High Rock 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 High Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Rock:
- Snohomish County (The home county of High Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Rock, with the one closest to High Rock listed first.
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Echo Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Woods Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek
- Cathcart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Clearview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Maltby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maltby is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
- Sultan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Three Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- North Sultan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Sultan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sultan
- Larimers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Larimers Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimers Corner
- Osborn Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Corner
- Snohomish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Rock, with the one closest to High Rock listed first.
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Langley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Diana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- King County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Rock, with the one closest to High Rock listed first.
- Duvall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottage Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
- Silver Firs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Firs is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
- Lake Marcel - Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Day City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Union Hill - Novelty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest Snohomish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
- Kingsgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsgate is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Carnation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Earlmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earlmont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlmont
- Redmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bothell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Rock, with the one closest to High Rock listed first.
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Indianola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manitou Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Rolling Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
- Yeomalt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
- Port Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
- Hansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Suquamish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge Island
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Port Gamble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Ward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
- Keyport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Rock, see our County-by-County Page for High Rock.
Cemeteries Near High Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Rock.
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 High Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Rock, with the one closest to High Rock listed first.
- Monroe Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodinville Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastside Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Machias Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Everest Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (41 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Everett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76779 <2>
- Abbey View Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Acacia Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 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>
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 High Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Rock, with the one closest to High Rock listed first.
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cathcart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Novelty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Novelty is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Day City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- White
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Sultan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snohomish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Bothell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Redmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juanita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Juanita is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
- Machias
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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 High Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Rock.
Newspapers Published in High Rock ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Rock, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Rock.
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 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 High Rock:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Snohomish County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Rock) 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 High Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |