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 Marcel - Stillwater (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 Marcel - Stillwater. 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 Marcel - Stillwater ...
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 Lake Marcel - Stillwater: Lk. Marcel Stillwater
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 doctors and 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 Marcel - Stillwater is located in 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 Lake Marcel - Stillwater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Marcel - Stillwater:
- King County (The home county of Lake Marcel - Stillwater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Marcel - Stillwater, with the one closest to Lake Marcel - Stillwater listed first.
- Carnation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duvall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ames Lake is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Lake
- Union Hill - Novelty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sahalee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sahalee is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahalee
- Sammamish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Lake is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
- Fall City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Inglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inglewood is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Adelaide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adelaide is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
- Spring Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Glen is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Redmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Island County
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Marcel - Stillwater, with the one closest to Lake Marcel - Stillwater listed first.
- Manitou Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Rolling Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
- Yeomalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
- Bainbridge Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
- Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
- Winslow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <1>
- Indianola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Blakely was located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Port Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
- Fort Ward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
- Suquamish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Colchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Colchester is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Marcel - Stillwater, with the one closest to Lake Marcel - Stillwater listed first.
- Echo Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sultan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woods Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek
- Maltby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maltby is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
- North Sultan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Sultan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sultan
- Cathcart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Clearview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Startup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Startup is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- North Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Gold Bar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Marcel - Stillwater, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Marcel - Stillwater.
Cemeteries Near Lake Marcel - Stillwater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Marcel - Stillwater.
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 Marcel - Stillwater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Marcel - Stillwater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Marcel - Stillwater, with the one closest to Lake Marcel - Stillwater listed first.
- Eastside Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fall City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodinville Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Everest Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
- The Floral Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lynnwood.
- The Floral Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <2>
- Acacia Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lake City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76695 <2>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (41 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gar Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(18 miles [29 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lake Marcel - Stillwater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Marcel - Stillwater.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Marcel - Stillwater, with the one closest to Lake Marcel - Stillwater listed first.
- Novelty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Novelty is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Adelaide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adelaide is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
- Inglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inglewood is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Fall City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Redmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monohan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monohan is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monohan
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snoqualmie Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snoqualmie Falls is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoqualmie Falls
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- York is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Snoqualmie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sultan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Day City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Day City was located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Marcel - Stillwater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Marcel - Stillwater.
Newspapers Published in Lake Marcel - Stillwater ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Marcel - Stillwater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Marcel - Stillwater, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Marcel - Stillwater.
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 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 Marcel - Stillwater:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to King County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Kitsap County
- Snohomish 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Marcel - Stillwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Marcel - Stillwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |