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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 Puget (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 Puget. 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 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.

Puget is located in Thurston 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 Thurston County: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason & Pierce.

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

  • Thurston County     (The home county of Puget)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Puget, with the one closest to Puget listed first.
    • Tanglewilde
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
      • Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
    • Lacey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <1>
    • Olympia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nisqually Indian Community
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nisqually Indian Community. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisqually Indian Community
      • Nisqually Indian Community is located in Thurston County
    • Tumwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellys Korner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
      • Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
    • East Olympia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • North Yelm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Yelm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
      • North Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Yelm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
      • Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <1>
    • Rainier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
    • Littlerock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Puget, with the one closest to Puget listed first.
    • McCleary Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
      • McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
    • McCleary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
      • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Garden City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Malone - Porter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
      • Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Malone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Chehalis Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chehalis Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
      • Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Oakville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Elma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
      • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <1>
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Puget, with the one closest to Puget listed first.
    • Tahlequah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
      • Tahlequah is located in King County
    • Magnolia Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
      • Magnolia Beach is located in King County
    • Milton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Buenna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buenna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
      • Buenna is located in King County
    • Federal Way
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Redondo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redondo
      • Redondo is located in King County
    • Vashon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Algona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Pacific
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Star Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
      • Star Lake is located in King County
    • Woodmont Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodmont Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont Beach
      • Woodmont Beach is located in King County
    • Zenith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
      • Zenith is located in King County
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Puget, with the one closest to Puget listed first.
    • Burley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Olalla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gorst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • East Port Orchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
      • East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
    • Navy Yard City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navy Yard City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Yard City
      • Navy Yard City is located in Kitsap County
    • Parkwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
      • Parkwood is located in Kitsap County
    • Port Orchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • South Park Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • South Colby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
      • South Colby is located in Kitsap County
    • Southworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
      • Southworth is located in Kitsap County
    • Colby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Kitsap County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Puget, with the one closest to Puget listed first.
    • Fords Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
      • Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
    • Galvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Centralia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Puget, with the one closest to Puget listed first.
    • Grapeview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bayshore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
    • New Kamilche
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Kamilche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
      • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
    • Shelton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Allyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tahuya
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Belfair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Skokomish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
      • Skokomish is located in Mason County
    • Mohrweis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
      • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
    • Potlatch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoodsport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lilliwaup
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Puget, with the one closest to Puget listed first.
    • Anderson Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Island
      • Anderson Island is located in Pierce County
    • Longbranch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakebay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gertrude
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
      • Gertrude is located in Pierce County
    • DuPont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Herron Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Steilacoom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Home
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
      • Home is located in Pierce County
    • Fort Lewis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
      • Fort Lewis is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lewis <1>
    • Fox Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Pierce County
    • Tillicum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum
      • Tillicum is located in Pierce County

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

Newspapers Published in Puget ...

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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Puget.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Puget, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Puget.

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 Puget:

Cemeteries Near Puget ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Puget.

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

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

  • Anderson Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Longbranch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakebay German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Old German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
  • Lakebay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fox Island Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McLane Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McLane Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The McLane Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mud Bay Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLane Cemetery
  • Mills & Mills Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Mills & Mills Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76974 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Ross Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ft. Lewis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Settlers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gravelly Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Puget had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Longbranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meridian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Pierce County
  • Lacey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <1>
  • Lakebay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Olympia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Steilacoom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tumwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
  • Belmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
    • Belmore is located in Thurston County
  • Wollochet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wollochet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
    • Wollochet is located in Pierce County
  • Artondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
    • Artondale is located in Pierce County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vaughn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
      • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
    • New Kamilche
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Kamilche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
      • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
    • Hillhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
      • Hillhurst is located in Pierce County

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

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

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.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>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.
<3>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.
<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- Puget) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Puget. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1448, Longitude: -122.7983    
<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 Puget, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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