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 Union Hill - Novelty Hill (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 Union Hill - Novelty Hill. 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 northwest 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 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.
Union Hill - Novelty Hill is located in King 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 King County: Chelan, Kittitas, Pierce & Snohomish.
Below are the counties that are near Union Hill - Novelty Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Hill - Novelty Hill:
- King County (The home county of Union Hill - Novelty Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill - Novelty Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill - Novelty Hill listed first.
- Adelaide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adelaide is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
- Sahalee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sahalee is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahalee
- Redmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottage Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
- Inglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Inglewood is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Sammamish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ames Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ames Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Lake
- Earlmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Earlmont is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlmont
- Duvall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carnation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsgate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsgate is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Kirkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill - Novelty Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill - Novelty Hill listed first.
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Langley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill - Novelty Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill - Novelty Hill listed first.
- Yeomalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
- Manitou Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Rolling Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
- Bainbridge Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
- Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
- Winslow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <1>
- Fort Ward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
- Indianola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Blakely ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Blakely is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blakely
- Port Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
- Southworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Southworth is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Suquamish
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Colchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colchester is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill - Novelty Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill - Novelty Hill listed first.
- Lake Tapps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
- Dash Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dash Point is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill - Novelty Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill - Novelty Hill listed first.
- Echo Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Maltby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maltby is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
- Canyon Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
- Cathcart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Clearview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- North Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Creek is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alderwood Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
- Martha Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
- Mill Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountlake Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Hill - Novelty Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Union Hill - Novelty Hill.
Cemeteries Near Union Hill - Novelty Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Hill - Novelty Hill.
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 Union Hill - Novelty Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Hill - Novelty Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Hill - Novelty Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill - Novelty Hill listed first.
- Eastside Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Everest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodinville Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fall City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gar Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Seattle.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Seattle Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76890 <2>
- Abbey View Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (62 more) ...
- Acacia Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lake City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76695 <2>
- IOOF Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monroe Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Union Hill - Novelty Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Hill - Novelty Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Hill - Novelty Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill - Novelty Hill listed first.
- Adelaide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adelaide is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
- White
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Novelty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Novelty is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Redmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Inglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Inglewood is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Monohan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monohan is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monohan
- Kirkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Day City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Woodinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Juanita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Juanita is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
- Houghton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Houghton is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Bothell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Hill - Novelty Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Hill - Novelty Hill.
Newspapers Published in Union Hill - Novelty Hill ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Hill - Novelty Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Hill - Novelty Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Hill - Novelty Hill.
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 either 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 Union Hill - Novelty Hill:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to King County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Kitsap 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 '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- Union Hill - Novelty Hill) 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 Union Hill - Novelty Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |