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Welcome to Factoria ...

Factoria is located in King County<1>.


The location of Factoria has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Factoria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Factoria is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Factoria ...

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

  • Seattle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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 <4>
  • Renton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Federal Way
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kirkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Redmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sammamish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shoreline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Burien
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Factoria ...

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

Adding Factoria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Factoria 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 Factoria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Factoria post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Factoria.

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

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Factoria - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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