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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 Weatherwax (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 Weatherwax. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Weatherwax is located in Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County: Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific & Thurston.

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

  • Grays Harbor County     (The home county of Weatherwax)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weatherwax, with the one closest to Weatherwax listed first.
    • Grisdale ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grisdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisdale
      • Grisdale is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Neilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neilton
      • Neilton is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Quinault
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Amanda Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Humptulips
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Axford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axford
      • Axford is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Aberdeen Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
      • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Brady
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Montesano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Satsop
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
      • Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Central Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
      • Central Park is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Copalis Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weatherwax, with the one closest to Weatherwax listed first.
    • Deckerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
      • Deckerville is located in Mason County
    • Matlock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
      • Matlock is located in Mason County
    • Mohrweis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
      • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
    • Skokomish
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
      • Skokomish is located in Mason County
    • Hoodsport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Potlatch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lilliwaup
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Union ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Mason County
    • Shelton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tahuya
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bayshore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County

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

Cemeteries Near Weatherwax ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weatherwax.

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

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

  • Turnow Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Elma Catholic Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elma Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elma Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wynooche Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynooche Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynooche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oddfellow Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oddfellow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oddfellow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shelton Memorial Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCleary Pythian Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCleary Pythian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCleary Pythian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oakland Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #865976 <4>

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

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

  • Matlock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
    • Matlock is located in Mason County
  • Humptulips
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Axford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axford
    • Axford is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Hoodsport
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Montesano
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Satsop
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
    • Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Union ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Mason County
  • Aberdeen Junction
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
    • Aberdeen Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Elma
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
    • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <3>
  • Aberdeen
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <3>
  • South Aberdeen
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Aberdeen
    • South Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Shelton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Dewatto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewatto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewatto
      • Dewatto is located in Mason County
    • Hoquiam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
      • Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <3>
    • Cosmopolis
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Weatherwax. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weatherwax.

Newspapers Published in Weatherwax ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weatherwax.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weatherwax, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weatherwax.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Weatherwax:

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

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Weatherwax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Weatherwax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weatherwax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3554, Longitude: -123.6471       In this case, the coordinates for Weatherwax have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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