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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 Sunset (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 Sunset. 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 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.

Sunset is located in Skagit 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 Skagit County: Chelan, Island, Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish & Whatcom.

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

  • Skagit County     (The home county of Sunset)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Bow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Edison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
      • Edison is located in Skagit County
    • Alger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
      • Alger is located in Skagit County
    • Bay View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Bay View is located in Skagit County
    • Burlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedro - Woolley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clear Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
    • Anacortes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Similk Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
      • Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
    • Snee Oosh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snee Oosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
      • Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
    • Swinomish Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swinomish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
      • Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
    • Indian Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Oak Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Juniper Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
    • Coupeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • San de Fuca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
    • Camano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Camp Diana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
  • San Juan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Decatur Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Olga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lopez Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
      • Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
    • Lopez
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
      • Lopez is located in San Juan County
    • Orcas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Eastsound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaw Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
      • Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
    • Deer Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Friday Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Argyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in San Juan County
    • False Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Waldron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in San Juan County
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Lake Ketchum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ketchum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
      • Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
    • North Stanwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stanwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
      • North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
    • Stanwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Utsalady
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
      • Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
    • Florence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Snohomish County
    • Bryant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
    • Silvana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Warm Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
      • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
    • Arlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Goodwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Goodwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
      • Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
    • Lakewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • McKees Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
      • McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
    • Arlington Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
      • Arlington Heights is located in Snohomish County
  • Whatcom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Chuckanut Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
      • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
    • Wickersham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickersham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
      • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
    • Sudden Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
      • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
    • Geneva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
    • Bellingham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Acme
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clipper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
      • Clipper is located in Whatcom County
    • Lummi Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lummi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
      • Lummi is located in Whatcom County
    • Deming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ferndale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Everson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nooksack
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nooksack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
      • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people

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

Newspapers Published in Sunset ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset.

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 Sunset:

Cemeteries Near Sunset ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset.

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

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

  • Bow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bow Cemetery
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay View Cemetery
  • Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Hawthorne Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawthorne Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthorne Memorial Park
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
  • Skagit City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skagit City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skagit City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Saxon Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bellingham.
      • The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bay View Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76707 <4>
    • Lyman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyman Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Samish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
    • Samish is located in Skagit County
  • Bay View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Bay View is located in Skagit County
  • Alger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
    • Alger is located in Skagit County
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Skagit County
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Skagit County
  • Avon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Skagit County
  • Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
    • Prairie is located in Skagit County
  • Anacortes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clear Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
  • Chuckanut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
    • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Guemes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guemes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
      • Guemes is located in Skagit County
    • Gibraltar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibraltar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
      • Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
    • La Conner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sunset) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5451, Longitude: -122.4057       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Sunset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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