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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 Stevens (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 Stevens. 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 Stevens ...

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 have occurred.

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

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties 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 Stevens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Stevens:

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Lake Stevens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Stevens, with the one closest to Lake Stevens listed first.
    • Hyland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyland
      • Hyland is located in Snohomish County
    • Machias
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
      • Machias is located in Snohomish County
    • West Lake Stevens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Stevens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Stevens
      • West Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
    • Lochsloy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochsloy
      • Lochsloy is located in Snohomish County
    • Getchell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
      • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
    • Lake Bosworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bosworth
      • Lake Bosworth is located in Snohomish County
    • Forest Glade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
      • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
    • Marysville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
      • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
    • Lake Roesiger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Roesiger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roesiger
      • Lake Roesiger is located in Snohomish County
    • Granite Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Marysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marysville
      • North Marysville is located in Snohomish County
    • Everett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Everett is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <2>
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Stevens, with the one closest to Lake Stevens listed first.
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Langley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bay View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Bay View is located in Island County
    • Camp Diana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
    • Juniper Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
    • Freeland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Camano
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Stevens, with the one closest to Lake Stevens listed first.
    • Marrowstone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nordland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Ludlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Stevens, with the one closest to Lake Stevens listed first.
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
    • Silver Firs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
      • Day City is located in King County
    • Bothell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
      • Cottage Lake is located in King County
    • Woodinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Duvall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kenmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsgate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
      • Kingsgate is located in King County
    • Lake Forest Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
      • North City is located in King County
    • Richmond Highlands
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
    • Sheridan Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Stevens, with the one closest to Lake Stevens listed first.
    • Hansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gamble
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indianola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Suquamish
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
    • Port Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Stevens, with the one closest to Lake Stevens listed first.
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cavanaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
    • Lake McMurray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
    • Conway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Montborne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
    • Big Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
      • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
    • Skagit City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
    • Fish Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lake Stevens ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Stevens.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lake Stevens. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lake Stevens and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lake Stevens.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Lake Stevens.

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 Lake Stevens:

Cemeteries Near Lake Stevens ...

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Machias Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Gar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gar Cemetery
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Lawn Cemetery
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Monroe Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Floral Hills Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <4>
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Woodinville Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodinville Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodinville Memorial Park

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.<5>

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

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

  • Hartford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Snohomish County
  • Machias
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • Machias is located in Snohomish County
  • Getchell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
    • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
  • Marysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Everett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <2>
  • Snohomish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Granite Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
  • Pilchuck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
    • Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
  • Edgecomb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
    • Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
  • Mukilteo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cathcart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
    • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
    • Tulalip
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
      • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

The official website for Lake Stevens: www.ci.lake-stevens.wa.us/

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Stevens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Stevens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0156, Longitude: -122.0652    
<4>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.
<5>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 Stevens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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