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Welcome to Fort Casey ...

Fort Casey is located in Island County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Casey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Casey: Ft. Casey

Fort Casey is near sea level<3>.

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

Fort Casey is within the (360) area code.

Communities near Fort Casey ...

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

  • Oak Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Townsend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Coupeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Langley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • La Conner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • San de Fuca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
    • San de Fuca is located in Island County
  • Greenbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camano
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Marrowstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Casey ...

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

Adding Fort Casey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Casey post office opened in 1900.

We also found Fort Casey on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Casey.

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

The official website for Island County: www.islandcounty.net/

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 Island, 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 Fort Casey - 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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