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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ross. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ross to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ross, 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 Ross (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 Ross. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Ross is historic, it would have been located within present day King 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 King County: Chelan, Kittitas, Pierce & Snohomish.
Below are the counties that are near Ross. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ross:
- King County (The home county of Ross)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Fremont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fremont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Green Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Crown Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crown Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Ravenna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
- Seattle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laurelhurst is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- University Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Northgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northgate is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
- Pontiac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Meadow Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Alki
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alki is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alki
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bay View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Freeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Langley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Port Ludlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Brinnon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Quilcene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Manitou Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Rolling Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
- Yeomalt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Bainbridge Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
- Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
- Winslow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <2>
- Port Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
- Fort Ward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
- Indianola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suquamish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colchester is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Belfair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Wauna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wauna is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
- Dash Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dash Point is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
- Gig Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northeast Tacoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
- Ruston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ruston is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Rosedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Artondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Artondale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gardenville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Tacoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fife
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cromwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Esperance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Esperance is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
- Mountlake Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodway is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Brier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alderwood Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
- Lynnwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canyon Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
- Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Martha Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
- Maltby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maltby is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ross, see our County-by-County Page for Ross.
Cemeteries Near Ross ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ross.
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 Ross - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ross covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Seattle.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Seattle Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76890 <3>
- Gar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comet Lodge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet Lodge Cemetery
- The Comet Lodge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Graham Street Burying Ground
- Acacia Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Lake City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76695 <3>
- Continue List (79 more) ...
- Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
- The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
- Ft. Blakely Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Everest Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.
Ross itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Fremont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fremont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Edgewater ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Ballard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Seattle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
- Pontiac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- West Seattle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Seattle is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Seattle
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Van Asselt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Van Asselt is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Asselt
- Houghton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Houghton is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Kirkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Juanita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Juanita is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Port Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Crystal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ross. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ross.
Newspapers Published in Ross ...
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 653 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ross.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ross, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ross.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ross:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to King County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- Kitsap County
- Mason County
- Pierce County
- Snohomish County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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 Ross, 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 '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- Ross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |