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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 Sobey (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 Sobey. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Sobey is located in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County: Chelan, Island, King & Skagit.

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

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Sobey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sobey, with the one closest to Sobey listed first.
    • Lochsloy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lochsloy is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochsloy
    • Granite Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hyland is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyland
    • Lake Bosworth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Bosworth is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bosworth
    • Getchell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
    • Lake Stevens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilchuck
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
    • Forest Glade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
    • Machias
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Machias is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • West Lake Stevens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Stevens
    • North Marysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Marysville is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marysville
    • Lake Roesiger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Roesiger is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roesiger
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sobey, with the one closest to Sobey listed first.
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Langley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Camp Diana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Bay View
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Juniper Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Freeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Camano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Greenbank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sobey, with the one closest to Sobey listed first.
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
    • Silver Firs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Cottage Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cottage Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
    • Duvall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodinville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bothell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsgate
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kingsgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Lake Forest Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Sheridan Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sobey, with the one closest to Sobey listed first.
    • Hansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gamble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Skagit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sobey, with the one closest to Sobey listed first.
    • Lake Cavanaugh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
    • Lake McMurray
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake McMurray is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake McMurray
    • Montborne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Montborne is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
    • Conway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Skagit City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Skagit City is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • Mansford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mansford is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansford
    • Mount Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Fish Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town

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

Cemeteries Near Sobey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sobey.

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 Sobey - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • American Legion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Machias Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Municipal Cemetery
    • The Arlington Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arlington Cemetery
    • Harwood Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gar Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission Beach Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Floral Hills Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lynnwood.
      • The Floral Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <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.<3>

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

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

  • Granite Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartford is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Getchell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Getchell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell
  • Pilchuck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
  • Machias
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Machias is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Marysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edgecomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgecomb is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
  • Everett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
  • Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Snohomish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Trafton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Trafton is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tulalip
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tulalip is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulalip
    • Bryant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Monroe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Sobey ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sobey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sobey, 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 Sobey.

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 Sobey:

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 Sobey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sobey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.