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 Yokeko Point (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 Yokeko Point. 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 Yokeko Point ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Yokeko Point: Yokeko Pt.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Yokeko Point is located in Skagit 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 Skagit County: Chelan, Island, Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish & Whatcom.
Below are the counties that are near Yokeko Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yokeko Point:
- Skagit County (The home county of Yokeko Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yokeko Point, with the one closest to Yokeko Point listed first.
- Snee Oosh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
- Similk Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
- Swinomish Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
- Alexander Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
- La Conner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shelter Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Anacortes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fish Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Town is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
- Bay View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Skagit City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edison is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Clallam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yokeko Point, with the one closest to Yokeko Point listed first.
- Port Williams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Williams is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yokeko Point, with the one closest to Yokeko Point listed first.
- Oak Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coupeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Camano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Juniper Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Greenbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Camp Diana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Langley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bay View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Freeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yokeko Point, with the one closest to Yokeko Point listed first.
- Port Townsend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marrowstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nordland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adelma Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Port Hadlock - Irondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Port Hadlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chimacum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gardiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yokeko Point, with the one closest to Yokeko Point listed first.
- Decatur Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Lopez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
- Olga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orcas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
- Argyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Friday Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- False Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastsound
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roche Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yokeko Point, with the one closest to Yokeko Point listed first.
- Utsalady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
- Lake Ketchum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
- North Stanwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
- Stanwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Warm Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Silvana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKees Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Lake Goodwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
- Cathan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cathan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathan
- Weallup Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weallup Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weallup Lake
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yokeko Point, with the one closest to Yokeko Point listed first.
- Chuckanut Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Lummi Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Sudden Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Wickersham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Marietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Silver Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Lummi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
- Saxon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Acme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clipper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clipper is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yokeko Point, see our County-by-County Page for Yokeko Point.
Cemeteries Near Yokeko Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yokeko Point.
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 Yokeko Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yokeko Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yokeko Point, with the one closest to Yokeko Point listed first.
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bay View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Skagit City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Camano Island Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bow Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Camano Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lopez Union Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- The Scandinavian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Milltown Cemetery
- Old Milltown Lutheran Cemetery
- Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168007 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Yokeko Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yokeko Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yokeko Point, with the one closest to Yokeko Point listed first.
- Gibraltar
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- La Conner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anacortes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Oak Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Guemes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Bay View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Decatur Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skagit City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Avon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- San de Fuca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Coupeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yokeko Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yokeko Point.
Newspapers Published in Yokeko Point ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yokeko Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yokeko Point, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yokeko Point.
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 helpful 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 Yokeko Point:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Skagit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clallam County
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- San Juan County
- Snohomish County
- Whatcom County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
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> | 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 Yokeko Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Yokeko Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |