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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 Codes for Dash Point: 253 & 564<3>

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.<5>

From that list, the Dash Point post office opened in 1912. The Dash Point post office closed in 1962.

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

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>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 253 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Dash Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 253 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Dash Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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