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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 Page (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 Page. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Page is located in 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 Page. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Page:

  • King County     (The home county of Page)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
    • Kanaskat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanaskat
      • Kanaskat is located in King County
    • Palmer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in King County
    • Kangley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
      • Kangley is located in King County
    • Franklin ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in King County
    • Ravensdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensdale
      • Ravensdale is located in King County
    • Riverbend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in King County
    • Landsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsburg
      • Landsburg is located in King County
    • Black Diamond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Krain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krain
      • Krain is located in King County
    • Tanner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
      • Tanner is located in King County
    • Enumclaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • One Hundred One Pines
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kittitas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
    • Snoqualmie Pass
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Martin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Kittitas County
    • Cabin Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
      • Cabin Creek is located in Kittitas County
    • Easton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine Glen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
      • Pine Glen is located in Kittitas County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
    • Greenwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilkeson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbonado
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Tapps
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
      • Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
    • Prairie Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
      • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
    • Bonney Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Melmont ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmont
      • Melmont is located in Pierce County
    • Alderton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
      • Alderton is located in Pierce County
    • Sumner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Edgewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Page ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Page.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Page, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Page.

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 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 Page:

Cemeteries Near Page ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Page.

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

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

  • Franklin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
  • Krain Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krain Cemetery
  • Ravensdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravensdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravensdale Cemetery
  • Black Diamond Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tahoma National Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dieringer Cemetery
    • Dieringer Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
  • Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
  • Wilkeson Town Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wilkeson Town Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkeson Town Cemetery
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Fall City Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall City Cemetery
    • Suise Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suise Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suise Creek Cemetery
    • White Lake Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Palmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in King County
  • Kangley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
    • Kangley is located in King County
  • Veazie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
    • Veazie is located in King County
  • Franklin ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in King County
  • Black Diamond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Enumclaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in King County
  • North Bend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Maple Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Osceola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in King County
  • Boise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
    • Boise is located in King County
  • Lester ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in King County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Green River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
      • Green River is located in King County
    • Buckley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Covington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Page. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Page) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Page. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2943, Longitude: -121.7665       In this case, the coordinates for Page have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Page, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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