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Welcome to Dash Point ...

Dash Point is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dash Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Dash Point: Dash Pt.

Dash Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Dash Point: 253

Communities near Dash Point ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dash Point ...

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

Adding Dash Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Dash Point post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dash Point.

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dash Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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