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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 Rose Point (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 Rose Point. 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 Rose Point ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rose Point: Rose Pt.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rose Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rose Point.

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 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.

Rose Point is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Pierce & Thurston.

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

  • Mason County     (The home county of Rose Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Point, with the one closest to Rose Point listed first.
    • Belfair
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Allyn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapeview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tahuya
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Union ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Lilliwaup
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hoodsport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Potlatch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bayshore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Skokomish
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Skokomish is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
    • Shelton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mohrweis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
  • Grays Harbor County
    • McCleary Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Point, with the one closest to Rose Point listed first.
    • Brinnon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Quilcene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Point, with the one closest to Rose Point listed first.
    • Tahlequah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tahlequah is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
    • Magnolia Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Vashon Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Vashon Heights is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon Heights
    • Vashon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Seahurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Seahurst is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahurst
    • Alki
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Alki is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alki
    • Burien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Normandy Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • White Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • White Center is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Center
    • Buenna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Buenna is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
    • Des Moines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • North Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • North Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hill
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Point, with the one closest to Rose Point listed first.
    • Gorst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Holly is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Burley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Crosby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Bethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Port Orchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
    • Navy Yard City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Navy Yard City is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Yard City
    • Port Orchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkwood is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Retsil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Retsil is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retsil
    • Bremerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Point, with the one closest to Rose Point listed first.
    • Vaughn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
    • Wauna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wauna is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
    • Herron Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Home
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Home is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
    • Rosedale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Lakebay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Artondale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Artondale is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
    • Gig Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Longbranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cromwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromwell is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Fox Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meridian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Meridian is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Point, with the one closest to Rose Point listed first.
    • Puget
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Puget is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
    • Tanglewilde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
    • Lacey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lacey is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <1>
    • Olympia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Tumwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Nisqually Indian Community
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kellys Korner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner

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

Cemeteries Near Rose Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose Point.

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 Rose Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Twin Firs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Vaughn Bay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Bay Cemetery
    • The Vaughn Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bayview Cemetery
    • Niemann Family Cemetery
  • Minter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Minter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Wauna.
    • The Minter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elgin Cemetery
  • Dewatto Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakebay Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakebay German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Old German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Artondale Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Haven of Rest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven of Rest Cemetery
    • Former name for Haven of Rest Cemetery:
    • Perkins Cemetery
  • K P Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Lane Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bremerton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76807 <2>
  • Continue List   (71 more) ...
    • Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bremerton.
      • The Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Woodlawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77128 <2>
    • Longbranch Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cromwell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell Cemetery
      • The Cromwell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hales Passage Cemetery
      • Hales Passage Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259125 <2>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Allyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vaughn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Minter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Minter is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
  • Dewatto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dewatto is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewatto
  • Union ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Rosedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Purdy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Purdy is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Crosby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Lakebay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoodsport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Artondale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Artondale is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gig Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Longbranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Olalla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Rose Point ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose Point, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rose Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rose Point:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Rose Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.