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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 Lakedale (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 Lakedale. 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.

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.

Lakedale is located in San Juan 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 San Juan County: Island, Skagit & Whatcom.

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

  • San Juan County     (The home county of Lakedale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakedale, with the one closest to Lakedale listed first.
    • Roche Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Argyle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Argyle is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Friday Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shaw Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
    • Deer Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • False Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Orcas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lopez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lopez is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
    • Waldron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Waldron is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Lopez Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
    • Olga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eastsound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Clallam County
    • Old Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Old Town is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakedale, with the one closest to Lakedale listed first.
    • Oak Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San de Fuca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
    • Coupeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakedale, with the one closest to Lakedale listed first.
    • Urban
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Urban is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
    • Indian Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Alexander Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
    • Anacortes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Similk Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
    • Snee Oosh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
    • Bay View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bay View is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Swinomish Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
    • Edison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Edison is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
    • La Conner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelter Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
  • Whatcom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakedale, with the one closest to Lakedale listed first.
    • Lummi Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lummi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lummi is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
    • Kickerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kickerville is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickerville
    • Marietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marietta is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Chuckanut Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
    • Point Roberts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Birch Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ferndale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lakedale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakedale.

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 Lakedale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Shaw Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lopez Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Olga - Doe Bay Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Royal Oak Burial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Congregation Emanu-El Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Harling Point Chinese Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Quadra Street Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ross Bay Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Veteran's Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pender Island Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 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 Lakedale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakedale.

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

  • Roche Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Argyle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Argyle is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Friday Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orcas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lopez Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
  • Waldron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Waldron is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Richardson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richardson is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
  • Olga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Eastsound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Doe Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Bay
  • Beach
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Anacortes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Guemes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Guemes is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
    • Gibraltar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar

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

Newspapers Published in Lakedale ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakedale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakedale, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakedale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lakedale:

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 Lakedale, 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' (or 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- Lakedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.