Welcome to Dabob ...
Dabob is located in Jefferson County<1>.
The pronunciation of Dabob: DAY-bahb<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dabob, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
Dabob is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Dabob lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dabob: 360 & 564<4>
Communities near Dabob ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dabob.
- Edmonds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
- Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
- Winslow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <5>
- Poulsbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Port Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodway is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Leland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Beaver Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Lofall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lofall is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofall
- Port Ludlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Gamble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Dabob. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dabob.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dabob. 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 Dabob.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dabob. See our Newspapers Page for Dabob.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dabob ...
Looking for more information about Dabob? 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 Dabob, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dabob.
Adding Dabob to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dabob 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 (so far) for Dabob was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dabob post office opened in 1911. The Dabob post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dabob.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Dabob. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dabob - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Dabob area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Dabob area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |