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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Kerriston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kerriston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kerriston, please Contact Us.

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 Kerriston (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 Kerriston. 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 doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Kerriston is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Kerriston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kerriston:

  • King County     (The home county of Kerriston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerriston, with the one closest to Kerriston listed first.
    • North Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverbend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Riverbend is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Tanner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tanner is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Snoqualmie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Preston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobart
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trude
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Trude is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trude
    • Kangley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kangley is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
    • Mirrormont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mirrormont is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirrormont
    • Fall City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Spring Glen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Spring Glen is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Landsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Landsburg is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsburg
  • Kitsap County
    • Southworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Southworth is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
  • Kittitas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerriston, with the one closest to Kerriston listed first.
    • Snoqualmie Pass
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin is located in Kittitas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerriston, with the one closest to Kerriston listed first.
    • Buckley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Tapps
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
    • Greenwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonney Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilkeson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
    • Alderton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alderton is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
    • North Puyallup
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
    • Northeast Tacoma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerriston, with the one closest to Kerriston listed first.
    • Echo Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
    • Maltby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Maltby is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
    • Gold Bar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • May Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • May Creek is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
    • Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Sultan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sultan is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <2>
    • Index
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Index is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Index <2>
    • Canyon Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
    • Brier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Cathcart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
    • Clearview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • North Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Creek is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek

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

Cemeteries Near Kerriston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kerriston.

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

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

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

  • Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
    • The Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Valley Hobart Cemetery
  • Fall City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ravensdale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tahoma National Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tahoma National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Kent.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109448 <4>
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Diamond Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Suise Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Krain Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Hills Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saar Pioneer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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.

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

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

  • North Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Snoqualmie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Preston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kangley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kangley is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
  • Snoqualmie Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Snoqualmie Falls is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoqualmie Falls
  • Fall City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Palmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Palmer is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Maple Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Mountain is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
  • Franklin ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Covington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Black Diamond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Monohan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Monohan is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monohan
    • Coal Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Coal Creek is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Kerriston ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kerriston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kerriston, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kerriston.

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 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 Kerriston:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Kerriston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kerriston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.