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Welcome to Dieringer ...

Dieringer is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dieringer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Dieringer is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Dieringer ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Renton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Federal Way
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Burien
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Puyallup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • University Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Des Moines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dieringer ...

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

Adding Dieringer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dieringer post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dieringer.

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 Dieringer - 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/