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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 Lackawanna Beach (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 Lackawanna Beach. 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.

Name Variations for Lackawanna Beach ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lackawanna Beach: Lackawanna Bch.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Lackawanna Beach is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Kitsap & Mason.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Lackawanna Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lackawanna Beach, with the one closest to Lackawanna Beach listed first.
    • Brinnon
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quilcene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Leland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Beaver Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Port Ludlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chimacum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Adelma Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
    • Gardiner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Port Hadlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marrowstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Nordland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Clallam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lackawanna Beach, with the one closest to Lackawanna Beach listed first.
    • Blyn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Blyn is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
    • Bell Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bell Hill is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Hill
    • River Road
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • River Road is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
  • Island County
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lackawanna Beach, with the one closest to Lackawanna Beach listed first.
    • Vashon Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vashon Heights is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon Heights
    • Alki
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Alki is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alki
    • Crown Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Crown Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
    • Vashon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fremont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fremont is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Spring Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
    • Seattle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Evergreen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Green Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Green Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
    • Northgate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Northgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
    • Richmond Highlands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Shoreline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lackawanna Beach, with the one closest to Lackawanna Beach listed first.
    • Seabeck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crosby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Holly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Chico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chico is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Silverdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tracyton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
    • Pearson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Sheridan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sheridan is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Gorst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Keyport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bremerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lackawanna Beach, with the one closest to Lackawanna Beach listed first.
    • Belfair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lilliwaup
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tahuya
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hoodsport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Potlatch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Union ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Skokomish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Skokomish is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
    • Mohrweis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
    • Bayshore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lackawanna Beach, with the one closest to Lackawanna Beach listed first.
    • Vaughn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
    • Wauna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wauna is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
    • Rosedale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Herron Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Home is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
    • Gig Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakebay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Artondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Artondale is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
    • Cromwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromwell is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Fox Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruston is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lackawanna Beach, with the one closest to Lackawanna Beach listed first.
    • Woodway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Edmonds
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Esperance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lynnwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Lackawanna Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lackawanna Beach.

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 Lackawanna Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dewatto Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bremerton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76807 <2>
  • Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bremerton.
    • The Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77128 <2>
  • Tracyton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Quilcene Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Twin Firs Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ivy Green Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • First Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinland Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Poulsbo Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • K P Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Lane Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Veterans Home Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Brinnon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Duckabush
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Duckabush is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckabush
  • Seabeck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crosby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Bangor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Chico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chico is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Silverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tracyton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
  • Charleston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleston is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Pearson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • Quilcene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brownsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Poulsbo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewatto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewatto is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewatto
    • Crystal Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Lackawanna Beach ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lackawanna Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lackawanna Beach, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lackawanna Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lackawanna Beach:

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 Lackawanna Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Lackawanna Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.