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 Maple Heights - Lake Desire (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 Maple Heights - Lake Desire. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Maple Heights - Lake Desire 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 Maple Heights - Lake Desire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Heights - Lake Desire:
- King County (The home county of Maple Heights - Lake Desire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Heights - Lake Desire, with the one closest to Maple Heights - Lake Desire listed first.
- East Renton Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mirrormont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mirrormont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirrormont
- Coalfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coalfield is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Wilderness Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness Village is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Village
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Grove is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Issaquah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Renton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Heights - Lake Desire, with the one closest to Maple Heights - Lake Desire listed first.
- Southworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Southworth is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Fort Ward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
- Olalla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Colby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Colby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Yeomalt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
- Colby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Colchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colchester is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- South Park Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Manitou Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Heights - Lake Desire, with the one closest to Maple Heights - Lake Desire listed first.
- Lake Tapps
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dash Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dash Point is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
- Northeast Tacoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
- Bonney Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gardenville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- North Puyallup
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
- Buckley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fife
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Firwood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Firwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
- Alderton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alderton is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Heights - Lake Desire, with the one closest to Maple Heights - Lake Desire listed first.
- Echo Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Brier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canyon Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
- Maltby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maltby is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
- Mountlake Terrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Esperance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Esperance is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
- Alderwood Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
- Cathcart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Clearview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Lynnwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edmonds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Heights - Lake Desire, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Heights - Lake Desire.
Cemeteries Near Maple Heights - Lake Desire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Heights - Lake Desire.
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 Maple Heights - Lake Desire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Heights - Lake Desire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Heights - Lake Desire, with the one closest to Maple Heights - Lake Desire listed first.
- Tahoma National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tahoma National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Kent.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109448 <3>
- Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saar Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Suise Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ravensdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- White River Cemetery
- Black Diamond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverton Crest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washington Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (83 more) ...
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highview Recreational Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Maple Heights - Lake Desire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Heights - Lake Desire.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Heights - Lake Desire, with the one closest to Maple Heights - Lake Desire listed first.
- Cedar Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Mountain is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
- Elliott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Maple Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Renton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- O'Brien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- O'Brien is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- May Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- May Creek is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
- Orillia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orillia is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monohan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monohan is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monohan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Heights - Lake Desire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Heights - Lake Desire.
Newspapers Published in Maple Heights - Lake Desire ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Heights - Lake Desire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Heights - Lake Desire, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Heights - Lake Desire.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Maple Heights - Lake Desire:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to King County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kitsap County
- Pierce 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> | 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- Maple Heights - Lake Desire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Maple Heights - Lake Desire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |