Welcome to Duckabush ...

Duckabush is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Duckabush has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duckabush, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Duckabush is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Duckabush lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Duckabush: (360)

Communities near Duckabush ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duckabush.

• Bremerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <4>
• Bainbridge Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
  • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
  • 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 <4>
• Port Orchard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orchard
  • Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orchard <4>
• Poulsbo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulsbo
  • Poulsbo is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulsbo <4>
• Seabeck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabeck
  • Seabeck is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabeck <4>
• Crosby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Kitsap County
• Holly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Holly is located in Kitsap County
• Chico
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Chico is located in Kitsap County
• Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake
  • Erlands Point - Kitsap Lake is located in Kitsap County
• Silverdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • Silverdale is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Duckabush. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duckabush.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duckabush. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duckabush.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duckabush. See our Newspapers Page for Duckabush.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duckabush ...

Looking for more information about Duckabush? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Duckabush, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duckabush.

Adding Duckabush to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duckabush in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Duckabush was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Duckabush post office opened in 1891.

We also found Duckabush in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duckabush.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duckabush. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/