Welcome to Kamilche ...

Kamilche is located in Mason County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kamilche, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Kamilche is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Kamilche: (360)

Communities near Kamilche ...

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

• Lacey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Tumwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Shelton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <4>
• Elma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
• McCleary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
  • McCleary is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCleary <4>
• Bayshore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
  • Bayshore is located in Mason County
• McCleary Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
  • McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
• Garden City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
• Sine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
  • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County

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 Kamilche. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kamilche.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kamilche. 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 Kamilche.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kamilche ...

Looking for more information about Kamilche? 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 Kamilche, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kamilche.

Adding Kamilche to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kamilche 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 Kamilche was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kamilche post office opened in 1862.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kamilche.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mason County: www.co.mason.wa.us/

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