Welcome to Bryn Mawr ...

Bryn Mawr is located in King County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bryn Mawr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Bryn Mawr is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bryn Mawr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bryn Mawr - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bryn Mawr ...

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

• Seattle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Tacoma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Bellevue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Kent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
• Federal Way
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Kirkland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Auburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Redmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <3>
• Sammamish
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammamish
  • Sammamish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sammamish <3>
• Shoreline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <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 Bryn Mawr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bryn Mawr.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bryn Mawr ...

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

Adding Bryn Mawr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Bryn Mawr post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bryn Mawr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

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