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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 Picnic Point (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 Picnic Point. 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 Picnic Point ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Picnic Point: Picnic Pt.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Picnic Point is primarily located in Pierce County. A portion of Picnic Point extends into Snohomish 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 Pierce County: King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Thurston & Yakima.

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

  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Picnic Point, with the one closest to Picnic Point listed first.
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bay View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Bay View is located in Island County
    • Langley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Freeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Diana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
    • Greenbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Camano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniper Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
    • Coupeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • San de Fuca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Picnic Point, with the one closest to Picnic Point listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Marrowstone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nordland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimacum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Hadlock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Adelma Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
    • Port Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quilcene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Leland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
    • Gardiner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Picnic Point, with the one closest to Picnic Point listed first.
    • Silver Firs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
    • Lake Forest Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
      • North City is located in King County
    • Richmond Highlands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
    • Shoreline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
    • Spring Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
    • Bothell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in King County
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in King County
    • Northgate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
      • Northgate is located in King County
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
      • Day City is located in King County
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Picnic Point, with the one closest to Picnic Point listed first.
    • Kingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Port Gamble
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Indianola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Suquamish
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
    • Lofall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
    • Manitou Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
    • Poulsbo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
    • Keyport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
    • Yeomalt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
  • Skagit County
    • Lake McMurray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Picnic Point, with the one closest to Picnic Point listed first.
    • Harbour Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Stickney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
    • Paine Field - Lake Stickney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paine Field - Lake Stickney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Field - Lake Stickney
      • Paine Field - Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
    • Nelsons Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
      • Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
    • Mukilteo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lynnwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Alderwood Manor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderwood Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
      • Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
    • Martha Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martha Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
      • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
    • Mill Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Edmonds
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Esperance
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Picnic Point ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Picnic Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Picnic Point, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Picnic Point.

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 either 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 Picnic Point:

Cemeteries Near Picnic Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Picnic Point.

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

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

  • Floral Hills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <5>
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Lawn Cemetery
  • Swedbergs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holyrood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holyrood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holyrood Cemetery
  • Abbey View Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
  • Acacia Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Eglon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eglon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eglon Cemetery
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery
  • Gar Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gar Cemetery
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Hansville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hansville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hansville Cemetery
    • Evergreen Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Park Cemetery

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 Picnic Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Picnic Point.

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

  • Mukilteo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edmonds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lowell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bothell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Everett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
  • Wayne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in King County
  • Grace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Snohomish County
  • Cathcart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
    • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
  • Snohomish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Langley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
      • Day City is located in King County
    • Port Gamble
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Juanita
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juanita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
      • Juanita 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 Picnic Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Picnic Point.

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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

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 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.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Picnic Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Picnic Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8811, Longitude: -122.3284       In this case, the coordinates for Picnic Point 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 Picnic Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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