Welcome to Manzanita ...

Manzanita is located in Kitsap County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Manzanita: MAN-zuh-NEE-tuh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manzanita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Manzanita is near sea level<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Manzanita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Manzanita: This one is located in Kitsap County and the other is located in King County.

Beyond Washington, there are 5 communities that are also named Manzanita - they are located in California (3) and Oregon.

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

Communities near Manzanita ...

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

• Seattle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <5>
• Bellevue
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Kirkland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <5>
• Shoreline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
  • Shoreline is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreline <5>
• Burien
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <5>
• Bothell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothell
  • Bothell is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bothell <5>
• Edmonds
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Edmonds is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonds <5>
• Bremerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Lynnwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
  • Lynnwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnwood <5>
• Mercer Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
  • Mercer Island is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manzanita ...

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

Adding Manzanita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manzanita 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 Manzanita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Manzanita post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manzanita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

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