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 Woods Creek (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 Woods Creek. 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 Woods Creek ...
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 Woods Creek: Woods Crk. (or less commonly used: Woods Ck. or Woods Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Woods Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Woods Creek may originally have been Wood's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woods Creek might be written as Wood Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woods Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woods Creek.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Woods Creek 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 Woods Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woods Creek:
- Snohomish County (The home county of Woods Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Creek, with the one closest to Woods Creek listed first.
- Sultan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Sultan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Sultan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sultan
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Three Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Startup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Startup is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Lake Roesiger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Roesiger is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roesiger
- Forest Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
- Gold Bar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pilchuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
- Machias
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Machias is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
- Echo Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Cathcart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Creek, with the one closest to Woods Creek listed first.
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Langley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Camp Diana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Freeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- King County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Creek, with the one closest to Woods Creek listed first.
- Northwest Snohomish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest Snohomish is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Snohomish
- Duvall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Firs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Firs is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
- Lake Marcel - Stillwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cottage Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
- Day City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Woodinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carnation
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union Hill - Novelty Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bothell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsgate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsgate is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Ames Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ames Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Lake
- Kitsap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Creek, with the one closest to Woods Creek listed first.
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Indianola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woods Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Woods Creek.
Cemeteries Near Woods Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woods Creek.
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 Woods Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woods Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woods Creek, with the one closest to Woods Creek listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Machias Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodinville Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Lawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- American Legion Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Everett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76779 <3>
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Eastside Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Marysville Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Abbey View Memorial Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Everest Memorial Park
(19 miles [30.6 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.<4>
While we didn't find Woods Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woods Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woods Creek, with the one closest to Woods Creek listed first.
- Sultan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cathcart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cathcart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart
- Machias
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Machias is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
- Pilchuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilchuck is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilchuck
- Snohomish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Novelty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Novelty is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Grace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Day City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Woodinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- White
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Everett
(15 miles [24.1 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 Woods Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woods Creek.
Newspapers Published in Woods Creek ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woods Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woods Creek, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woods Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Woods Creek:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Snohomish County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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> | 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 Woods Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Woods Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |