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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 Voss Resort (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 Voss Resort. 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 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.

Voss Resort is located in Pierce 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 Pierce County: King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Thurston & Yakima.

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

  • Pierce County     (The home county of Voss Resort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Voss Resort, with the one closest to Voss Resort listed first.
    • Kapowsin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clay City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Clay City is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Graham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eatonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • South Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Creek is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
    • Orting
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Elk Plain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk Plain is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Plain
    • Melmont ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Melmont is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmont
    • Frederickson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Frederickson is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickson
    • La Grande
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • McMillin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • McMillin is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
    • Carbonado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Voss Resort, with the one closest to Voss Resort listed first.
    • Osceola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Osceola is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Milton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Enumclaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pacific
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Algona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Krain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Krain is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krain
    • Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Green River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Green River is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Federal Way
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lea Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lea Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Hill
    • Buenna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Buenna is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
    • Black Diamond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Voss Resort, with the one closest to Voss Resort listed first.
    • Mineral
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Morton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Cinebar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Voss Resort, with the one closest to Voss Resort listed first.
    • North Yelm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • North Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
    • Yelm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <1>
    • Nisqually Indian Community
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rainier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kellys Korner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
    • McIntosh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • Tanglewilde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
    • East Olympia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lacey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lacey is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <1>
    • Puget
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Puget is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
    • Tenino
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Voss Resort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Voss Resort.

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 Voss Resort - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rainier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier Cemetery
    • The Rainier Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Indian Cemetery
    • Old Pioneer Cemetery
    • Rainer Free Cemetery
    • Stringtown Cemetery
  • Eatonville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonville Cemetery
    • The Eatonville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glacier Park Cemetery
    • Glacier View Cemetery
  • Soldiers Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Home Cemetery
    • The Soldiers Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Soldiers Home Cemetery
  • Orting Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orting Cemetery
    • The Orting Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Orting IOOF Cemetery
    • Orting IOOF Cemetery
  • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mashel Prairie Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeschke Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Henry Smith Cemetery
  • Carbonado Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wren Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Alder Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
      • The Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Wilkeson Town Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkeson Town Cemetery
      • The Wilkeson Town Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    • Fir Lane Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Kapowsin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Leber
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Leber is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leber
  • Eatonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Orting
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McMillin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • McMillin is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
  • Carbonado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilkeson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnett is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
  • Cascade Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cascade Junction is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Junction
  • South Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alderton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Alderton is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
  • Puyallup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Meeker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Meeker is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
    • Roy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Roy is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <1>
    • Sumner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Voss Resort ...

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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Voss Resort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Voss Resort, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Voss Resort.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Voss Resort:

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>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 Voss Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Voss Resort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.