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Welcome to Castlenook ...

So far, we found very little information about Castlenook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Castlenook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Castlenook, please Contact Us.

Castlenook would have been located within present day Pierce County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Castlenook is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Castlenook was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Castlenook ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Federal Way
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Burien
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Puyallup
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • University Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Des Moines
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Castlenook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castlenook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.