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Welcome to Detroit ...

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

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

Detroit would have been located within present day Mason County<2>.


The location of Detroit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Detroit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

When the people of Detroit referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Detroiter<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Detroit is near sea level<5>.

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

Detroit would have been located in the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Detroit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Detroit - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Detroit ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bremerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • University Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Orchard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gig Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • DuPont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fircrest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Steilacoom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Detroit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Detroit in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Detroit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Detroit post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Detroit.

The official website for Mason County: www.co.mason.wa.us/

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

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 Detroit, 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 Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Detroit refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Detroit may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Detroit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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