Gold Creek in Snohomish County

Gold Creek is one of the neighborhoods that are part of the Snohomish Cascade master planned community, specifically, Snohomish-Cascade Sectors 2 and 2A.  There are two homeowner associations established for Gold Creek.  The five plats of Snohomish Cascade Sector 2 make up  the HOA, ‘Gold Creek at Snohomish Cascade’, currently known as ‘Gold Creek One’.  The three plats of Snohomish Cascade Sector 2A make up the HOA, 'Sector 2A at Snohomish Cascade" (originally named ‘Gold Creek Sector 2A at Snohomish Cascade’, until the developer recorded an amendment to change the name).  Gold Creek occupies an area of  approximately 327 acres (227 acres for Sector 2 and 100 acres for Sector 2A); 168 acres of that are parcels for single family homes (average area is 0.24 acre), about 7 acres were developed as recreation areas, Silver Lake Water and Sewer has 3 acres for their operations, the rest is a combination of greenbelts, storm water detention facilities, public roads and open space.  Elevations range from 520 feet above sea level to 610 feet above sea level with moderate slopes through the entire neighborhood.

Gold Creek is within the boundaries of the census-designated place identified as Silver Firs. A census-designated place is a census tool used for demographic data analysis of population centers in unincorporated areas. Even though the label “Silver Firs” appears on or near Gold Creek on some maps, Gold Creek and the other Snohomish Cascade neighborhoods are neighborhoods distinct from the Silver Firs neighborhood.  Gold Creek is bordered to the west by Silver Firs (the actual neighborhood of Silver Firs) , to the north by ‘The Falls (Snohomish Cascade Sector 1)', and Willis Tucker Community Park, and to the east by lots in the plat of ‘City Farms’ and to the south by parcels with no recorded plat that are part of Cathcart.  Note that there is no actual stream named ‘Gold Creek’ in or near the neighborhood.

On the interactive map (link above), if you click on various parcels, tracts or other features, information on that feature will appear in the left pane, generally including the name of the plat where the parcel or tract is designated.  On the document links page, you can click to view a pdf scan of an unofficial copy of the particular plat.  Alternatively, you can note the auditor’s file number (AFN) for the plat and order a copy from the Snohomish County auditor’s office or go to the office in person.  On the map, you may observe some tracts have duplicate numbers; this is because the numbering on different plats does not get assigned with total awareness of the numbering on any other plat.