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 Midvale Corner (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 Midvale Corner. 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 Midvale Corner ...
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 Midvale Corner: Midvale Cor. (or less commonly used: Midvale Crn.)
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 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.
Midvale Corner is located in Island 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 Island County: Jefferson, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit & Snohomish.
Below are the counties that are near Midvale Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midvale Corner:
- Island County (The home county of Midvale Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midvale Corner, with the one closest to Midvale Corner listed first.
- Bay View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Langley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Camp Diana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Greenbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Juniper Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Coupeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- San de Fuca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Oak Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clallam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midvale Corner, with the one closest to Midvale Corner listed first.
- Blyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blyn is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
- Port Williams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Port Williams is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midvale Corner, with the one closest to Midvale Corner listed first.
- Marrowstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nordland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Port Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Port Hadlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chimacum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Port Hadlock - Irondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Port Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Adelma Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
- Leland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quilcene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- King County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midvale Corner, with the one closest to Midvale Corner listed first.
- Northwest Snohomish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
- Silver Firs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Firs is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
- Richmond Highlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Highlands is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
- Shoreline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Forest Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Spring Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
- Kenmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Sheridan Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sheridan Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
- Bothell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Day City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midvale Corner, with the one closest to Midvale Corner listed first.
- Hansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Gamble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lofall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lofall is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
- Indianola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Suquamish
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Port Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
- Poulsbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keyport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Manitou Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Rolling Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
- Bainbridge Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Skagit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midvale Corner, with the one closest to Midvale Corner listed first.
- Lake McMurray
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fish Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fish Town is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
- La Conner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shelter Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Skagit City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Montborne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Big Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Swinomish Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
- Lake Cavanaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
- Snee Oosh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midvale Corner, with the one closest to Midvale Corner listed first.
- Tulalip Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tulalip Bay is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip Bay
- Mukilteo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
- Priest Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
- Spee-Bi-Dah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spee-Bi-Dah is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spee-Bi-Dah
- Tulalip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
- McKees Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
- Shaker Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
- Weallup Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weallup Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weallup Lake
- Harbour Pointe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
- Everett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Cathan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cathan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midvale Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Midvale Corner.
Cemeteries Near Midvale Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midvale Corner.
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 Midvale Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Midvale Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Midvale Corner, with the one closest to Midvale Corner listed first.
- Mission Beach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hansville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eglon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Everett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76779 <2>
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sound View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swedbergs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kingston Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <2>
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- Gar Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holyrood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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 Midvale Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Midvale Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Midvale Corner, with the one closest to Midvale Corner listed first.
- Langley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mukilteo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tulalip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Everett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Port Gamble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Port Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snohomish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Getchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Getchell is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Edgecomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
- Silvana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Midvale Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midvale Corner.
Newspapers Published in Midvale Corner ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midvale Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Midvale Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Midvale Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Midvale Corner:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Island County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clallam County
- Jefferson County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Skagit 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> | 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 Midvale Corner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midvale Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |