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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 Snoose Junction (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 Snoose Junction. 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 Snoose Junction ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Snoose Junction: Snoose Jct. (or less commonly used: Snoose Jctn.)

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • King County     (The home county of Snoose Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snoose Junction, with the one closest to Snoose Junction listed first.
    • Kangley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
      • Kangley is located in King County
    • Riverbend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in King County
    • Tanner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
      • Tanner is located in King County
    • Kanaskat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanaskat
      • Kanaskat is located in King County
    • Palmer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in King County
    • North Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hobart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Landsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsburg
      • Landsburg is located in King County
    • Ravensdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensdale
      • Ravensdale is located in King County
    • Snoqualmie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mirrormont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirrormont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirrormont
      • Mirrormont is located in King County
    • Franklin ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in King County
    • Orchard Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
      • Orchard Grove is located in King County
  • Kittitas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snoose Junction, with the one closest to Snoose Junction listed first.
    • Snoqualmie Pass
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Martin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Kittitas County
    • Cabin Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
      • Cabin Creek is located in Kittitas County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snoose Junction, with the one closest to Snoose Junction listed first.
    • Greenwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Tapps
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
      • Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
    • South Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonney Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilkeson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
      • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
    • Sumner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Alderton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
      • Alderton is located in Pierce County
    • Carbonado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Puyallup
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Puyallup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
      • North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
    • Firwood ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Snohomish County
    • Echo Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
      • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County

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

Newspapers Published in Snoose Junction ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snoose Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snoose Junction, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snoose Junction.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Snoose Junction:

Cemeteries Near Snoose Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snoose Junction.

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

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

  • Ravensdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravensdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravensdale Cemetery
  • Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Franklin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
  • Black Diamond Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall City Cemetery
  • Tahoma National Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Krain Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krain Cemetery
  • Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Suise Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suise Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suise Creek Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • White Lake Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dieringer Cemetery
      • Dieringer Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
    • Buckley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 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.<6>

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

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

  • Kangley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
    • Kangley is located in King County
  • Palmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in King County
  • North Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in King County
  • Franklin ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in King County
  • Snoqualmie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maple Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Black Diamond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Snoqualmie Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoqualmie Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoqualmie Falls
    • Snoqualmie Falls is located in King County
  • Veazie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
    • Veazie is located in King County
  • Fall City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Cedar Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
      • Cedar Mountain is located in King County
    • Covington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Green River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
      • Green River is located in King County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snoose Junction. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snoose Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snoose Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3923, Longitude: -121.8187       In this case, the coordinates for Snoose Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Snoose Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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