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 Seal Rock (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 Seal Rock. 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.
Seal Rock is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Kitsap & Mason.
Below are the counties that are near Seal Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seal Rock:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Seal Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Brinnon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quilcene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Beaver Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Port Ludlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chimacum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Port Hadlock - Irondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Port Hadlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adelma Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
- Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Nordland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marrowstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clallam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Blyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blyn is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
- Bell Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bell Hill is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Hill
- River Road
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Road is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Port Williams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Port Williams is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Sequim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carlsborg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Oklahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Freeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- King County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Crown Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Spring Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
- Alki
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alki is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alki
- Vashon Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vashon Heights is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon Heights
- Evergreen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fremont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Richmond Highlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Richmond Highlands is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
- Shoreline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Green Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- North City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Northgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Northgate is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
- Seattle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Seabeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crosby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Silverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chico is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
- Pearson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Poulsbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Keyport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lofall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lofall is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
- Tracyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Belfair
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lilliwaup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tahuya
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hoodsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grapeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Potlatch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skokomish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skokomish is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Wauna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wauna is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
- Vaughn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vaughn is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
- Rosedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Home is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Gig Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Woodway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodway is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Edmonds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Esperance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Esperance is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
- Lynnwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mountlake Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alderwood Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
- Brier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harbour Pointe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
- Nelsons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seal Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Seal Rock.
Cemeteries Near Seal Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seal Rock.
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 Seal Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seal Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quilcene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pearson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vinland Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- First Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tracyton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poulsbo Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Breidablik Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breidablik Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Breidablik Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Poulsbo.
- The Breidablik Cemetery has also been known as:
- Breidablik Chapel Cemetery
- Breidablik Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188982 <2>
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Miller - Woodlawn Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Ivy Green Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dewatto Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (40 more) ...
- Seabold Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- K P Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Seal Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seal Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seal Rock, with the one closest to Seal Rock listed first.
- Brinnon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duckabush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duckabush is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckabush
- Seabeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bangor is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Quilcene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crosby is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Silverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chico is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
- Pearson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Poulsbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Tracyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Crystal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Seal Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seal Rock.
Newspapers Published in Seal Rock ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seal Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seal Rock, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seal Rock.
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 helpful 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 Seal Rock:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clallam County
- Island County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Mason County
- Pierce County
- Snohomish 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seal Rock) 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 Seal Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |