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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Nordrum. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nordrum to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nordrum, please Contact Us.

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 Nordrum (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 Nordrum. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Nordrum is historic, it would have been located within present day King 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 King County: Chelan, Kittitas, Pierce & Snohomish.

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

  • King County     (The home county of Nordrum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordrum, with the one closest to Nordrum listed first.
    • Riverbend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in King County
    • Tanner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
      • Tanner is located in King County
    • North Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Grotto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
      • Grotto is located in King County
    • Skykomish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Snoqualmie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Baring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Spring Glen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
      • Spring Glen is located in King County
    • Fall City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Carnation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Preston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lake Marcel - Stillwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Lake
      • Ames Lake is located in King County
  • Kittitas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordrum, with the one closest to Nordrum listed first.
    • Snoqualmie Pass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Kittitas County
    • Cabin Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
      • Cabin Creek is located in Kittitas County
    • Easton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
      • Pine Glen is located in Kittitas County
  • Pierce County
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordrum, with the one closest to Nordrum listed first.
    • Index
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
      • Index is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Index <2>
    • Gold Bar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • May Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
      • May Creek is located in Snohomish County
    • Startup
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
      • Startup is located in Snohomish County
    • Sultan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
      • Sultan is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <2>
    • North Sultan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sultan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sultan
      • North Sultan is located in Snohomish County
    • Woods Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek
      • Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County
    • Echo Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
      • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Monte Cristo ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Cristo
      • Monte Cristo is located in Snohomish County

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

Newspapers Published in Nordrum ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nordrum.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nordrum, 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 Nordrum.

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 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 Nordrum:

Cemeteries Near Nordrum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nordrum.

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 Nordrum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Fall City Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall City Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravensdale Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravensdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravensdale Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Franklin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
  • Eastside Memorial Park
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Memorial Park
  • Tahoma National Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Diamond Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Monroe Memorial Park
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Memorial Park
  • Sunset Hills Memorial Park
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills 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.

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

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

  • North Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Snoqualmie Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoqualmie Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoqualmie Falls
    • Snoqualmie Falls is located in King County
  • Snoqualmie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fall City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Preston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Kangley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
    • Kangley is located in King County
  • Martin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Kittitas County
  • Palmer
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in King County
  • Novelty
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
    • Novelty is located in King County
  • Lester ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in King County
  • Sultan
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
    • Sultan is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <2>
  • Inglewood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
    • Inglewood is located in King County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Monohan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monohan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monohan
      • Monohan is located in King County
    • Cedar Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
      • Cedar Mountain is located in King County
    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in King County

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

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Nordrum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Nordrum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nordrum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5587, Longitude: -121.5351       In this case, the coordinates for Nordrum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.




 

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