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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 Wintermutes Corner (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 Wintermutes Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Wintermutes Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wintermutes Corner: Wintermutes Cor. (or less commonly used: Wintermutes Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Wintermutes Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wintermutes Corner may originally have been Wintermute's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wintermutes Corner might be written as Wintermute Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals and 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.

Wintermutes Corner is located in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County: Chelan, Island, King & Skagit.

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

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Wintermutes Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wintermutes Corner, with the one closest to Wintermutes Corner listed first.
    • Mill Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Martha Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
    • Seattle Hill - Silver Firs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Stickney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
    • North Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Creek is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
    • Osborn Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Osborn Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Corner
    • Paine Field - Lake Stickney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Canyon Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
    • Alderwood Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clearview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Larimers Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Larimers Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimers Corner
    • Harbour Pointe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wintermutes Corner, with the one closest to Wintermutes Corner listed first.
    • Clinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Langley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Diana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Greenbank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Camano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniper Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wintermutes Corner, with the one closest to Wintermutes Corner listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Marrowstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nordland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimacum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Hadlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quilcene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wintermutes Corner, with the one closest to Wintermutes Corner listed first.
    • Silver Firs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Firs is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
    • Bothell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kenmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodinville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Day City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Day City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
    • Lake Forest Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Sheridan Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
    • Northwest Snohomish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
    • Kingsgate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Kingsgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Richmond Highlands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Shoreline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottage Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottage Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wintermutes Corner, with the one closest to Wintermutes Corner listed first.
    • Kingston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Indianola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Gamble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Madison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Suquamish
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
    • Manitou Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
    • Yeomalt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
    • Bainbridge Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Lofall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Keyport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearson is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson

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

Cemeteries Near Wintermutes Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wintermutes Corner.

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 Wintermutes Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Floral Hills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lynnwood.
    • The Floral Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #210822 <3>
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Abbey View Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Swedbergs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holyrood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodinville Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
    • The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
  • Acacia Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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<4> to the north of Lake City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76695 <3>
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • Evergreen Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Bothell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grace is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Cathcart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
  • Woodinville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Day City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Day City is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
  • Edmonds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wayne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wayne is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Mukilteo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Snohomish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lowell is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Juanita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Juanita is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
  • Everett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • York
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • York is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
    • Kirkland
      (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 Wintermutes Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wintermutes Corner.

Newspapers Published in Wintermutes Corner ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wintermutes Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wintermutes Corner, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wintermutes Corner.

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 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 Wintermutes Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wintermutes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Wintermutes Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.