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 Plumb (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 Plumb. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Plumb is located in Thurston 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 Thurston County: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason & Pierce.
Below are the counties that are near Plumb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plumb:
- Thurston County (The home county of Plumb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumb, with the one closest to Plumb listed first.
- East Olympia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tenino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kellys Korner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
- Tumwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Lacey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olympia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Littlerock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rainier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bucoda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tanglewilde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
- Nisqually Indian Community
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Grays Harbor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumb, with the one closest to Plumb listed first.
- Chehalis Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
- McCleary Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
- McCleary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Porter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Malone - Porter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
- Malone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <1>
- Satsop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumb, with the one closest to Plumb listed first.
- Fords Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Galvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chehalis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Claquato
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Claquato is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
- Newaukum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newaukum is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
- Adna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Napavine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Onalaska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Curtis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cinebar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumb, with the one closest to Plumb listed first.
- New Kamilche
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
- Shelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayshore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bayshore is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Grapeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plumb, with the one closest to Plumb listed first.
- Mock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mock City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock City
- McKenna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- DuPont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lewis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Island is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Island
- Longbranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tillicum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tillicum is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum
- Meridian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Steilacoom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gertrude
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gertrude is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Clover Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Park is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plumb, see our County-by-County Page for Plumb.
Cemeteries Near Plumb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plumb.
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 Plumb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plumb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plumb, with the one closest to Plumb listed first.
- Mills & Mills Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills & Mills Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Tumwater.
- The Mills & Mills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Olympic Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76974 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rainier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McLane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane Cemetery
- The McLane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Bay Cemetery
- Grand Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yelm Rainier Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (59 more) ...
- Washington Lawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roy Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- King Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill Pioneer Cemetery
- The King Hill Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Hill Indian 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Plumb had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plumb, with the one closest to Plumb listed first.
- Tenino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McIntosh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Tumwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Littlerock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olympia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lacey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bucoda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yelm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Puget
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Puget is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
- New Kamilche
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Kamilche is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plumb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plumb.
Newspapers Published in Plumb ...
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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plumb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plumb, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plumb.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Plumb:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Thurston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grays Harbor County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Pierce 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 Plumb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plumb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |