Our Genealogy Helper
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 Ketchum (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 Ketchum. 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 Ketchum ...
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 Ketchum: Lk. Ketchum
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 and doctors 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 Ketchum 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 Ketchum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Ketchum:
- Snohomish County (The home county of Lake Ketchum)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ketchum, with the one closest to Lake Ketchum listed first.
- North Stanwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
- Stanwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Utsalady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
- Warm Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Silvana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Lake Goodwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
- McKees Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cathan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cathan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathan
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ketchum, with the one closest to Lake Ketchum listed first.
- Juniper Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Camano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Diana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Oak Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coupeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Langley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Bay View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Freeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ketchum, with the one closest to Lake Ketchum listed first.
- Marrowstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nordland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Port Hadlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hadlock - Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adelma Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
- Chimacum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Ludlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Gardiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- King County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ketchum, with the one closest to Lake Ketchum listed first.
- Northwest Snohomish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
- Silver Firs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Firs is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
- Kitsap County
- Hansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ketchum, with the one closest to Lake Ketchum listed first.
- Decatur Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Lopez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
- Skagit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ketchum, with the one closest to Lake Ketchum listed first.
- Conway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake McMurray
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
- Skagit City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Fish Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Town is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
- Montborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- La Conner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelter Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Swinomish Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Snee Oosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ketchum, with the one closest to Lake Ketchum listed first.
- Wickersham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Saxon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Chuckanut Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Acme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sudden Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Ketchum, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Ketchum.
Cemeteries Near Lake Ketchum ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Ketchum.
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 Ketchum - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Ketchum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Ketchum, with the one closest to Lake Ketchum listed first.
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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>
- Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Skagit City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camano Island Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camano Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington Municipal Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Municipal Cemetery
- The Arlington Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arlington Cemetery
- Harwood Cemetery
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bay View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Beach Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Ketchum in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Ketchum.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Ketchum, with the one closest to Lake Ketchum listed first.
- Stanwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- McMurray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
- Norman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Skagit City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Silvana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Bryant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Big Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- La Conner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Avon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Whitney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Ketchum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Ketchum.
Newspapers Published in Lake Ketchum ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Ketchum.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Ketchum, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Ketchum.
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 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 Lake Ketchum:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Snohomish County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- San Juan County
- Skagit County
- Whatcom County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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 Ketchum, 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- Lake Ketchum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |