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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 Issaquah (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 Issaquah. 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.

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

  • King County     (The home county of Issaquah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Issaquah, with the one closest to Issaquah listed first.
    • Pine Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Pine Lake is located in King County
    • West Lake Sammamish
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Sammamish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Sammamish
      • West Lake Sammamish is located in King County
    • Coalfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
      • Coalfield is located in King County
    • Preston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sammamish
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eastgate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate
      • Eastgate is located in King County
    • Sunset Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in King County
    • Mirrormont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirrormont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirrormont
      • Mirrormont is located in King County
    • East Renton Highlands
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Renton Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Renton Highlands
      • East Renton Highlands is located in King County
    • Newcastle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fall City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Inglewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
      • Inglewood is located in King County
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Issaquah, with the one closest to Issaquah listed first.
    • Southworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
      • Southworth is located in Kitsap County
    • Fort Ward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
      • Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
    • Yeomalt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
    • Bainbridge Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Colby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Kitsap County
    • Colchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
      • Colchester is located in Kitsap County
    • Manchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Manitou Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
    • Rolling Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
    • South Colby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
      • South Colby is located in Kitsap County
    • Olalla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Port Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Issaquah, with the one closest to Issaquah listed first.
    • Lake Tapps
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
      • Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
    • Dash Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
      • Dash Point is located in Pierce County
    • Edgewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Northeast Tacoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
      • Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
    • Sumner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bonney Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Buckley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fife
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Fife is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <2>
    • Firwood ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
      • Firwood is located in Pierce County
    • Gardenville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
      • Gardenville is located in Pierce County
    • North Puyallup
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Puyallup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
      • North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
    • Alderton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
      • Alderton is located in Pierce County
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Issaquah, with the one closest to Issaquah listed first.
    • Echo Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
      • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
    • Maltby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
      • Maltby is located in Snohomish County
    • Canyon Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
      • Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
    • North Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
      • North Creek is located in Snohomish County
    • Brier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Cathcart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
      • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
    • Clearview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
    • Alderwood Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Esperance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Lynnwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Issaquah ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Issaquah.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Issaquah. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Issaquah and those printed in the larger area surrounding Issaquah.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Issaquah.

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 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 Issaquah:

Cemeteries Near Issaquah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Issaquah.

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 Issaquah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fall City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall City Cemetery
  • Sunset Hills Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Memorial Park
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eastside Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Memorial Park
  • Tahoma National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Everest Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everest Memorial Park
  • Riverton Crest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverton Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverton Crest Cemetery
  • Saar Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saar Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saar Pioneer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Suise Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suise Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suise Creek Cemetery
    • Ravensdale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravensdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravensdale Cemetery
    • Comet Lodge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Comet Lodge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Georgetown Cemetery
      • Graham Street Burying Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comet Lodge 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.<6>

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

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

  • Monohan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monohan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monohan
    • Monohan is located in King County
  • Coal Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in King County
  • Preston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Newcastle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elliott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in King County
  • Inglewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
    • Inglewood is located in King County
  • Cedar Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
    • Cedar Mountain is located in King County
  • Fall City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • May Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
    • May Creek is located in King County
  • Adelaide
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelaide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
    • Adelaide is located in King County
  • Renton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Snoqualmie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Redmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Snoqualmie Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoqualmie Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoqualmie Falls
      • Snoqualmie Falls is located in King County
    • White
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • White is located in King County

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

The official website for Issaquah: www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Issaquah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Issaquah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5381, Longitude: -122.0364    
<5>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.
<6>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 Issaquah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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