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Introduction ...

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

We've added Port Discovery to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Port Discovery, 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 Port Discovery (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 Port Discovery. 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 Port Discovery ...

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 Port Discovery: Prt. Discovery

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 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 Port Discovery is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Kitsap & Mason.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Port Discovery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Discovery, with the one closest to Port Discovery listed first.
    • Adelma Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
    • Gardiner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimacum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Port Hadlock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Marrowstone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Nordland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Port Townsend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Beaver Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Port Ludlow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Quilcene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clallam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Discovery, with the one closest to Port Discovery listed first.
    • Blyn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Blyn is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
    • Port Williams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Williams is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
    • Bell Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bell Hill is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Hill
    • Sequim
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • River Road
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • River Road is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Carlsborg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Old Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Little Oklahoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
    • Port Angeles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Discovery, with the one closest to Port Discovery listed first.
    • Greenbank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • San de Fuca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
    • Coupeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Camano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Diana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Langley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Oak Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Juniper Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Discovery, with the one closest to Port Discovery listed first.
    • Richmond Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Spring Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
    • Shoreline
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Discovery, with the one closest to Port Discovery listed first.
    • Hansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lofall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Port Gamble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Poulsbo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Indianola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Keyport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Suquamish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seabeck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Silverdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Port Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Brownsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Discovery, with the one closest to Port Discovery listed first.
    • Shelter Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
    • Fish Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Discovery, with the one closest to Port Discovery listed first.
    • McKees Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
    • Utsalady
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
    • Spee-Bi-Dah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Spee-Bi-Dah is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spee-Bi-Dah
    • Tulalip Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tulalip Bay is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip Bay
    • Warm Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
    • Mukilteo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Nelsons Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Weallup Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Weallup Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weallup Lake
    • Edmonds
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Cathan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cathan is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathan
    • Harbour Pointe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
    • Stanwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Port Discovery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Discovery.

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 Port Discovery - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Laurel Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sound View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Quilcene Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sequim View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hansville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eglon Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Breidablik Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breidablik Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Breidablik Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the north of Poulsbo.
    • The Breidablik Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Breidablik Chapel Cemetery
    • Breidablik Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188982 <3>
  • Vinland Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • First Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Poulsbo Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Leaf Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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.

Port Discovery itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Chimacum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Irondale ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Blyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blyn is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
  • Leland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Leland is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Port Townsend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Ludlow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Williams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Williams is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
  • Quilcene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rena is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
  • Port Gamble
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coupeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • San de Fuca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • San de Fuca is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Langley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bangor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bangor is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Poulsbo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Port Discovery ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Discovery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Discovery, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Discovery.

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 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 Port Discovery:

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 Port Discovery, 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 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.
<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- Port Discovery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.