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 Monroe Junction (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 Monroe Junction. 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 Monroe Junction ...
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 Monroe Junction: Monroe Jct. (or less commonly used: Monroe Jctn.)
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Monroe Junction is located in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County: Chelan, Island, King & Skagit.
Below are the counties that are near Monroe Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroe Junction:
- Snohomish County (The home county of Monroe Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Junction, with the one closest to Monroe Junction listed first.
- Monroe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woods Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek
- Sultan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Three Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Echo Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Cathcart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- North Sultan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Sultan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sultan
- Snohomish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maltby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maltby is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
- Clearview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Forest Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
- Lake Roesiger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Roesiger is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roesiger
- Larimers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Larimers Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimers Corner
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Junction, with the one closest to Monroe Junction listed first.
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Langley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Camp Diana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Freeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- King County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Junction, with the one closest to Monroe Junction listed first.
- Northwest Snohomish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
- Duvall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Firs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Firs is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
- Cottage Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
- Day City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Lake Marcel - Stillwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill - Novelty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bothell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsgate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsgate is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Carnation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Earlmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earlmont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlmont
- Kenmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Junction, with the one closest to Monroe Junction listed first.
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Indianola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Manitou Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Rolling Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
- Port Gamble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Suquamish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yeomalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
- Bainbridge Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroe Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Monroe Junction.
Cemeteries Near Monroe Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe Junction.
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 Monroe Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroe Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroe Junction, with the one closest to Monroe Junction listed first.
- Monroe Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Machias Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodinville Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Eastside Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbey View Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Kirkland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Everest Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- American Legion Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Monroe Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monroe Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe Junction, with the one closest to Monroe Junction listed first.
- Monroe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sultan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cathcart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Snohomish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Machias
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Machias is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
- Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Day City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Novelty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Novelty is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Woodinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Pilchuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bothell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroe Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroe Junction.
Newspapers Published in Monroe Junction ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe Junction, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroe Junction.
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 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 Monroe Junction:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Snohomish County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- King County
- Kitsap 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 Monroe Junction, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |