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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 Northwest Snohomish (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 Northwest Snohomish. 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 Northwest Snohomish ...

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 Northwest Snohomish: NW. Snohomish

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 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.

Northwest Snohomish 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 Northwest Snohomish. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northwest Snohomish:

  • King County     (The home county of Northwest Snohomish)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Snohomish, with the one closest to Northwest Snohomish listed first.
    • Silver Firs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • Bothell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Woodinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cottage Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
    • Kingsgate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Kingsgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Duvall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Forest Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Sheridan Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
    • Earlmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Earlmont is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlmont
    • Juanita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Juanita is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Snohomish, with the one closest to Northwest Snohomish listed first.
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Langley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Camp Diana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Freeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenbank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniper Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Camano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Snohomish, with the one closest to Northwest Snohomish listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marrowstone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nordland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Port Hadlock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Snohomish, with the one closest to Northwest Snohomish listed first.
    • Kingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hansville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Port Gamble
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Indianola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Suquamish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
    • Manitou Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
    • Yeomalt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
    • Lofall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Bainbridge Island
      (28 miles [45.1 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>
    • Keyport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Poulsbo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Snohomish, with the one closest to Northwest Snohomish listed first.
    • Lake McMurray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
    • Conway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Snohomish, with the one closest to Northwest Snohomish listed first.
    • Snohomish
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • West Lake Stevens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • West Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Stevens
    • Larimers Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Larimers Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimers Corner
    • Three Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
    • Machias
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Machias is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • Osborn Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Osborn Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Corner
    • Lowell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lake Stevens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Everett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Everett is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
    • Seattle Hill - Silver Firs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Glade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
    • Cathcart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
    • Clearview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview

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

Cemeteries Near Northwest Snohomish ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northwest Snohomish.

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 Northwest Snohomish - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Machias Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Floral Hills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Monroe Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • Woodinville Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Abbey View Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedbergs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<3>

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

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

  • Snohomish
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Machias
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Machias is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Lowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Everett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
  • Cathcart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
  • Hartford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hartford is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Monroe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
  • Marysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Getchell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
  • Mukilteo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pilchuck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
  • Grace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Grace is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Granite Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bothell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Woodinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Northwest Snohomish ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northwest Snohomish.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northwest Snohomish, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northwest Snohomish.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Northwest Snohomish:

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 Northwest Snohomish, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northwest Snohomish) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.