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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 The Highlands (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 The Highlands. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

The Highlands is located in King County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of King County: Chelan, Kittitas, Pierce & Snohomish.

Below are the counties that are near The Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Highlands:

  • King County     (The home county of The Highlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
    • Spring Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
    • Evergreen
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in King County
    • Richmond Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
    • Shoreline
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • North City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
      • North City is located in King County
    • Sheridan Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
    • Crown Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
      • Crown Hill is located in King County
    • Northgate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
      • Northgate is located in King County
    • Lake Forest Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Green Lake is located in King County
    • Lake City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in King County
    • Meadow Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
      • Meadow Brook is located in King County
    • Kenmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bay View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Bay View is located in Island County
    • Freeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Langley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Camp Diana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
    • Greenbank
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Camano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Quilcene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Nordland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brinnon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Chimacum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
    • Marrowstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Hadlock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Adelma Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
    • Kingston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indianola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Port Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
    • Manitou Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
    • Rolling Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
    • Suquamish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Yeomalt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
    • Bainbridge Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
      • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
      • 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 <2>
    • Port Gamble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Keyport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pearson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
    • Poulsbo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
  • Mason County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
    • Wauna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
      • Wauna is located in Pierce County
    • Dash Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
      • Dash Point is located in Pierce County
    • Gig Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
    • Esperance
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
    • Woodway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Edmonds
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brier
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier
      • Brier is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier <2>
    • Lynnwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alderwood Manor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderwood Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
      • Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
    • Canyon Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
      • Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Martha Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martha Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
      • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
    • Harbour Pointe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
    • Lake Stickney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
    • Mill Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in The Highlands ...

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 618 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Highlands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Highlands, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Highlands.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 The Highlands:

Cemeteries Near The Highlands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Highlands.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
  • Evergreen Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Park Cemetery
  • Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holyrood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holyrood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holyrood Cemetery
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
  • Acacia Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Swedbergs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Abbey View Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gar Cemetery
  • Continue List   (64 more) ...
    • Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Seattle.
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
      • Seattle Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76890 <4>
    • Kingston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find The Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Highlands.

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

  • Ballard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
    • Ballard is located in King County
  • Edmonds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ravenna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in King County
  • Ross ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in King County
  • Fremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in King County
  • Edgewater ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in King County
  • Pontiac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in King County
  • Port Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
  • Juanita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juanita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
    • Juanita is located in King County
  • Wayne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in King County
  • Bothell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Seattle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Houghton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in King County
    • Kirkland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Highlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- The Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7437, Longitude: -122.3696       In this case, the coordinates for The Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 The Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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