Welcome to Potlatch ...

Potlatch is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potlatch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Potlatch is near sea level<2>.

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

Potlatch lies within the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Potlatch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Potlatch - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Potlatch ...

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

• Shelton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Tahuya
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahuya
  • Tahuya is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahuya <3>
• Mohrweis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
  • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
• Lilliwaup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilliwaup
  • Lilliwaup is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilliwaup <3>
• Bayshore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
  • Bayshore is located in Mason County
• Allyn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn
  • Allyn is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allyn <3>
• Grapeview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeview
  • Grapeview is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeview <3>
• Holly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Holly is located in Kitsap County
• Matlock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
  • Matlock is located in Mason County
• Belfair
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfair
  • Belfair is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfair <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potlatch ...

Looking for more information about Potlatch? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Potlatch, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Potlatch.

Adding Potlatch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Potlatch 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 Potlatch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Potlatch post office opened in 1901.

We also found Potlatch on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potlatch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potlatch. 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/