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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 Triton (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 Triton. 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 and hospitals 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.

Triton is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Pierce & Thurston.

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

  • Mason County     (The home county of Triton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triton, with the one closest to Triton listed first.
    • Lilliwaup
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belfair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoodsport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahuya
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Union ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Allyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Potlatch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapeview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Skokomish
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Skokomish is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
    • Mohrweis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
    • Bayshore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Shelton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Clallam County
    • Blyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Blyn is located in Clallam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triton, with the one closest to Triton listed first.
    • Brinnon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Quilcene
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Leland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Beaver Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Port Ludlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chimacum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Gardiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triton, with the one closest to Triton listed first.
    • Vashon Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Vashon Heights is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon Heights
    • Vashon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alki
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Alki is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alki
    • Magnolia Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Crown Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crown Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
    • Tahlequah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tahlequah is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
    • Fremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fremont is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Seahurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Seahurst is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahurst
    • Seattle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Spring Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
    • White Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • White Center is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Center
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triton, with the one closest to Triton listed first.
    • Holly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Holly is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Crosby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Seabeck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Chico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Chico is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gorst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Silverdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Navy Yard City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Navy Yard City is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Yard City
    • Tracyton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
    • Bremerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sheridan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sheridan is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triton, with the one closest to Triton listed first.
    • Vaughn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
    • Wauna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wauna is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
    • Herron Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Home
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Home is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
    • Gig Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakebay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Artondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Artondale is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
    • Cromwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromwell is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Longbranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fox Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gertrude
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gertrude is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
  • Snohomish County
    • Woodway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people

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

Cemeteries Near Triton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Triton.

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

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

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

  • Dewatto Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Twin Firs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Silverdale Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Tracyton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivy Green Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Quilcene Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • K P Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Lane Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Veterans Home Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...

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 Triton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Triton.

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

  • Duckabush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Duckabush is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckabush
  • Crosby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Brinnon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seabeck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dewatto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dewatto is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewatto
  • Chico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chico is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Bangor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Silverdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hoodsport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Charleston is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Tracyton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tracyton is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracyton
  • Quilcene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Union ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Allyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville

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

Newspapers Published in Triton ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Triton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Triton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Triton.

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 Triton:

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 Triton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Triton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.