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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 Lake Goodwin (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 Lake Goodwin. 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 Lake Goodwin ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Goodwin: Lk. Goodwin

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 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.

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

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Lake Goodwin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Goodwin, with the one closest to Lake Goodwin listed first.
    • Cathan
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Cathan is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathan
    • John Sam Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
    • Weallup Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Weallup Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weallup Lake
    • Lakewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Smokey Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Spee-Bi-Dah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spee-Bi-Dah is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spee-Bi-Dah
    • McKees Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
    • Stimson Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Stimson Crossing is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimson Crossing
    • Silvana
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Warm Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
    • Tulalip
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
    • Florence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Goodwin, with the one closest to Lake Goodwin listed first.
    • Camp Diana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Juniper Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Langley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Camano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bay View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Greenbank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Freeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coupeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Oak Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • San de Fuca
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Lake Goodwin, with the one closest to Lake Goodwin listed first.
    • Marrowstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nordland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Port Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Port Ludlow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Port Hadlock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Chimacum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Adelma Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
    • Gardiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Goodwin, with the one closest to Lake Goodwin listed first.
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
    • Silver Firs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • Bothell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Kenmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Forest Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • North City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Richmond Highlands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Shoreline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Evergreen is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Sheridan Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Goodwin, with the one closest to Lake Goodwin listed first.
    • Hansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gamble
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Indianola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Suquamish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Goodwin, with the one closest to Lake Goodwin listed first.
    • Lake McMurray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
    • Conway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Montborne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
    • Skagit City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • 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
    • Fish Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
    • Big Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Mount Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shelter Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
    • La Conner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Swinomish Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
    • Clear Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Goodwin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Goodwin.

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 Lake Goodwin - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    • The Arlington Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arlington Cemetery
    • Harwood Cemetery
  • Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Camano Island Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Camano Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Scandinavian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Skagit City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...

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

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

  • Silvana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Norman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Norman is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Tulalip
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Edgecomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
  • Marysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Langley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Getchell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
  • Everett
    (11 miles [17.7 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Trafton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Trafton is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton
    • McMurray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
    • Mukilteo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Goodwin ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Goodwin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Goodwin, 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 Lake Goodwin.

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 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 Lake Goodwin:

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 Lake Goodwin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Goodwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.