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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 Kruse (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 Kruse. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Kruse)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kruse, with the one closest to Kruse listed first.
    • North Marysville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • North Marysville is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marysville
    • Stimson Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stimson Crossing is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimson Crossing
    • Lakewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smokey Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marysville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • John Sam Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
    • Getchell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
    • Shaker Church
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
    • Cathan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cathan is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathan
    • Lake Goodwin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
    • Priest Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
    • Tulalip
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kruse, with the one closest to Kruse listed first.
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Diana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Langley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Juniper Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Bay View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Camano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Freeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Coupeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Oak Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • San de Fuca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kruse, with the one closest to Kruse listed first.
    • Marrowstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nordland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Port Ludlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Port Hadlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Port Townsend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Chimacum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Adelma Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kruse, with the one closest to Kruse listed first.
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
    • Silver Firs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • Bothell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Kenmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Woodinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cottage Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
    • Lake Forest Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • North City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Richmond Highlands
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Shoreline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kingsgate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Kingsgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kruse, with the one closest to Kruse listed first.
    • Hansville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gamble
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indianola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Suquamish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kruse, with the one closest to Kruse listed first.
    • Lake McMurray
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
    • Conway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Montborne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
    • Big Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Skagit City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • Fish Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • La Conner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Shelter Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
    • Burlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Kruse ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kruse.

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

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

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

  • Marysville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    • The Arlington Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arlington Cemetery
    • Harwood Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Machias Community Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gar Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Scandinavian Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
      • The Scandinavian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Milltown Cemetery
      • Old Milltown Lutheran Cemetery
      • Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168007 <2>
    • Camano Island Pioneer Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Camano Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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.<3>

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

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

  • Marysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edgecomb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
  • Getchell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
  • Tulalip
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartford is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Silvana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Everett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
  • Norman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Norman is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Lowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Granite Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bryant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Machias
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Machias is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • Trafton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Trafton is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton
    • Langley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Kruse ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kruse.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kruse, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kruse.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kruse:

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>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 Kruse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kruse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.