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 Rexville (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 Rexville. 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.
Rexville is located in Skagit 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 Skagit County: Chelan, Island, Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish & Whatcom.
Below are the counties that are near Rexville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rexville:
- Skagit County (The home county of Rexville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexville, with the one closest to Rexville listed first.
- Fish Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fish Town is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
- Skagit City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- La Conner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swinomish Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snee Oosh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
- Big Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Bay View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake McMurray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
- Montborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexville, with the one closest to Rexville listed first.
- Juniper Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Oak Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coupeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- San de Fuca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Camp Diana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Greenbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Langley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bay View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Freeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexville, with the one closest to Rexville listed first.
- Port Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nordland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Port Hadlock - Irondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hadlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adelma Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
- Chimacum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexville, with the one closest to Rexville listed first.
- Decatur Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Lopez
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
- Olga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orcas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
- Friday Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- False Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexville, with the one closest to Rexville listed first.
- Lake Ketchum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
- Stanwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Utsalady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
- North Stanwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Warm Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Silvana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- McKees Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Goodwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
- Lakewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cathan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cathan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathan
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexville, with the one closest to Rexville listed first.
- Wickersham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Chuckanut Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Sudden Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Saxon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Acme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Bellingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Lummi Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clipper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clipper is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Lummi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rexville, see our County-by-County Page for Rexville.
Cemeteries Near Rexville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rexville.
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 Rexville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rexville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rexville, with the one closest to Rexville listed first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skagit City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- The Scandinavian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Milltown Cemetery
- Old Milltown Lutheran Cemetery
- Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168007 <2>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camano Island Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bay View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camano Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Rexville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rexville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rexville, with the one closest to Rexville listed first.
- Skagit City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- La Conner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Whitney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Bay View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Stanwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibraltar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- McMurray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Montborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Oak Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rexville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rexville.
Newspapers Published in Rexville ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rexville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rexville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rexville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rexville:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Skagit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- San Juan County
- Snohomish County
- Whatcom 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 Rexville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rexville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |