Welcome to Puget ...

Puget is located in Thurston County<1>.

The pronunciation of Puget: PYOO-juht<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Puget, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Puget lies within the (360) area code.

Communities near Puget ...

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

• Tacoma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lakewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Lacey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• University Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Tumwater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Gig Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <4>
• DuPont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuPont
  • DuPont is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuPont <4>
• Yelm
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
  • Yelm is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <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 Puget. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Puget.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puget ...

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

Adding Puget to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Puget 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 Puget was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Puget.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

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