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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 Woodway (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 Woodway. 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.

Woodway 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 Woodway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodway:

  • Snohomish County     (The home county of Woodway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodway, with the one closest to Woodway listed first.
    • Edmonds
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Esperance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lynnwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alderwood Manor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Alderwood Manor is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood Manor
    • Brier
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Brier is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier <1>
    • Picnic Point - North Lynnwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbour Pointe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
    • Martha Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
    • Canyon Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Canyon Park is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Park
    • Lake Stickney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
    • Paine Field - Lake Stickney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodway, with the one closest to Woodway listed first.
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bay View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bay View is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Freeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Langley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Camp Diana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Camp Diana is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
    • Greenbank
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Camano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Juniper Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Woodway, with the one closest to Woodway listed first.
    • Port Ludlow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Quilcene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Chimacum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marrowstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nordland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Hadlock - Irondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Hadlock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Leland is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Irondale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Brinnon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Adelma Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
    • Port Townsend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodway, with the one closest to Woodway listed first.
    • Richmond Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Richmond Highlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Highlands
    • Spring Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
    • Shoreline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • North City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • North City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • Crown Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Crown Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
    • Lake Forest Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheridan Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheridan Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Beach
    • Kenmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake City is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Northgate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Northgate is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
    • Green Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
    • Meadow Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Brook is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodway, with the one closest to Woodway listed first.
    • Kingston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indianola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Suquamish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Madison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
    • Port Gamble
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manitou Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
    • Rolling Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Bay is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Bay
    • Yeomalt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
    • Keyport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lofall is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
    • Poulsbo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bainbridge Island
      (12 miles [19.3 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 <1>
  • Mason County
  • Pierce County
    • Wauna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Wauna is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna

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

Cemeteries Near Woodway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodway.

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 Woodway - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Swedbergs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holyrood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machzikay Hadath Cemetery
    • The Machzikay Hadath Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood Cemetery
  • Abbey View Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen - Washelli Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Acacia Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Floral Hills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Eglon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seabold Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (61 more) ...
    • Ft. Lawton Military Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Poulsbo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Edmonds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Port Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Madison is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Madison
  • Ballard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ballard is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ravenna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenna is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Wayne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wayne is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Bothell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Port Gamble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ross ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ross is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Fremont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fremont is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Edgewater ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Pontiac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pontiac is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Juanita
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Juanita is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
    • Poulsbo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Woodway ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodway, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodway.

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 Woodway:

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 '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- Woodway) 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 Woodway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.