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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 Interbay (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 Interbay. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Interbay is located in King 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 King County: Chelan, Kittitas, Pierce & Snohomish.

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

  • King County     (The home county of Interbay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Interbay, with the one closest to Interbay listed first.
    • Fremont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Fremont is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Crown Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Crown Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
    • Seattle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
    • Alki
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Alki is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alki
    • Laurelhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Laurelhurst is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • University Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • University Village is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Northgate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Northgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
    • Ravenna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravenna is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Meadow Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Brook is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Pontiac
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pontiac is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Evergreen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Evergreen is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Columbia City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Interbay, with the one closest to Interbay listed first.
    • Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bay View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Freeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Langley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Interbay, with the one closest to Interbay listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Brinnon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Quilcene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Chimacum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Interbay, with the one closest to Interbay listed first.
    • Yeomalt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
    • Bainbridge Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Manitou Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
    • Rolling Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
    • Fort Ward
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
    • Port Blakely ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
    • Port Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Indianola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Suquamish
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Colchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Colchester is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Manchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Colby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Colby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Brownsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Interbay, with the one closest to Interbay listed first.
    • Belfair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Allyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapeview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Interbay, with the one closest to Interbay listed first.
    • Wauna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wauna is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
    • Dash Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dash Point is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
    • Gig Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Northeast Tacoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
    • Ruston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ruston is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Rosedale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Artondale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Artondale is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
    • Tacoma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Vaughn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
    • Cromwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cromwell is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Edgewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gardenville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Gardenville is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Fife
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fife is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <1>
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Interbay, with the one closest to Interbay listed first.
    • Esperance
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
    • Woodway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Edmonds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brier
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brier is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier <1>
    • Lynnwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Alderwood Manor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
    • Canyon Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Martha Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
    • North Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Creek is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
    • Harbour Pointe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
    • Lake Stickney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney

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

Cemeteries Near Interbay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Interbay.

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

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

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

  • Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76890 <2>
  • Gar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ft. Blakely Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Comet Lodge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet Lodge Cemetery
    • The Comet Lodge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Georgetown Cemetery
    • Graham Street Burying Ground
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Acacia Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
      • The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
    • Seabold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Interbay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Interbay.

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

  • Ross ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ross is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Edgewater ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgewater is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fremont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fremont is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Ballard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ballard is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Seattle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Seattle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • West Seattle is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Seattle
  • Ravenna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenna is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Port Blakely ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
  • Pontiac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontiac is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Van Asselt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Asselt is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Asselt
  • Port Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
  • Crystal Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Houghton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Houghton is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
    • Kirkland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Juanita
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Juanita is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita

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

Newspapers Published in Interbay ...

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 622 newspapers that have been published in the area around Interbay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Interbay, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Interbay.

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 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 Interbay:

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 '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- Interbay) 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 Interbay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.