Welcome to Larchmont ...

Larchmont is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Larchmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Larchmont is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Larchmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Larchmont - they are located in Delaware, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Larchmont.

Communities near Larchmont ...

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

• Tacoma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Kent
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Federal Way
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Auburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Lakewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Puyallup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <4>
• University Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Des Moines
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• Bonney Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney Lake
  • Bonney Lake is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonney Lake <4>
• Edgewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <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 Larchmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Larchmont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larchmont ...

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

Adding Larchmont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Larchmont post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larchmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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