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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 Raeco (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 Raeco. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Raeco 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 Raeco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raeco:

  • King County     (The home county of Raeco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raeco, with the one closest to Raeco listed first.
    • Zenith
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
      • Zenith is located in King County
    • Magnolia Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
      • Magnolia Beach is located in King County
    • Des Moines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodmont Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodmont Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont Beach
      • Woodmont Beach is located in King County
    • Normandy Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hill
      • North Hill is located in King County
    • Buenna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
      • Buenna is located in King County
    • Redondo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redondo
      • Redondo is located in King County
    • Star Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
      • Star Lake is located in King County
    • Vashon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tahlequah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
      • Tahlequah is located in King County
    • Burien
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Federal Way
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raeco, with the one closest to Raeco listed first.
    • Olalla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Southworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
      • Southworth is located in Kitsap County
    • Burley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • South Colby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
      • South Colby is located in Kitsap County
    • Bethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Colby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Kitsap County
    • Colchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
      • Colchester is located in Kitsap County
    • Manchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Park Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Ward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
      • Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
    • East Port Orchard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
      • East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
    • Parkwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
      • Parkwood is located in Kitsap County
    • Retsil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retsil
      • Retsil is located in Kitsap County
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raeco, with the one closest to Raeco listed first.
    • Allyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Belfair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Grapeview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Tahuya
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raeco, with the one closest to Raeco listed first.
    • Dash Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
      • Dash Point is located in Pierce County
    • Northeast Tacoma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
      • Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
    • Ruston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
      • Ruston is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Gardenville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
      • Gardenville is located in Pierce County
    • Tacoma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gig Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fife
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Fife is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <1>
    • Edgewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Artondale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
      • Artondale is located in Pierce County
    • Fircrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wauna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
      • Wauna is located in Pierce County
    • Firwood ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
      • Firwood is located in Pierce County
    • Cromwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Pierce County
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raeco, with the one closest to Raeco listed first.
    • Brier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier
      • Brier is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier <1>
    • Esperance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Woodway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Edmonds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Alderwood Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Canyon Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
      • Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
    • Lynnwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raeco, with the one closest to Raeco listed first.
    • Puget
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
      • Puget is located in Thurston County
    • Nisqually Indian Community
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisqually Indian Community
      • Nisqually Indian Community is located in Thurston County
    • Tanglewilde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
      • Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
    • North Yelm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Yelm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
      • North Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Lacey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Raeco ...

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 188 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raeco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raeco, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raeco.

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 Raeco:

Cemeteries Near Raeco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raeco.

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

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

  • Penbrock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penbrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penbrock Cemetery
  • Episcopal Church Of The Holy Spirit Memory Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gig Harbor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gig Harbor Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gig Harbor.
    • The Gig Harbor Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cresent Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gig Harbor Cemetery
  • Washington Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Memorial Park
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverton Crest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverton Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverton Crest Cemetery
  • Highview Recreational Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highview Recreational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highview Recreational Cemetery
  • Haven of Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Georges Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georges Cemetery
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Saar Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saar Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saar Pioneer Cemetery
    • Fraola Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraola Cemetery
    • Artondale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Maury
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
    • Maury is located in King County
  • Chautauqua
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chautauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
    • Chautauqua is located in King County
  • Buenna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
    • Buenna is located in King County
  • Des Moines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vashon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnydale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnydale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
    • Sunnydale is located in King County
  • Olalla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Christopher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
    • Christopher is located in King County
  • Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in King County
  • Kent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
  • O'Brien
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Brien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
    • O'Brien is located in King County
  • Orillia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
    • Orillia is located in King County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Latona ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
      • Latona is located in King County
    • Gig Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tacoma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raeco. 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>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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raeco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raeco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3832, Longitude: -122.4079       In this case, the coordinates for Raeco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Raeco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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