Welcome to Gorst ...

Gorst is located on Puget Sound.

Gorst is located in Kitsap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gorst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1941.

Gorst is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Gorst ...

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

• Seattle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <3>
• Burien
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <3>
• Bremerton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <3>
• Des Moines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
• SeaTac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SeaTac
  • SeaTac is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for SeaTac <3>
• Bainbridge Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
  • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
  • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
  • Winslow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <3>
• Port Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orchard
  • Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orchard <3>
• Poulsbo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulsbo
  • Poulsbo is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulsbo <3>
• Gig Harbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <3>
• Normandy Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Park
  • Normandy Park is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy Park <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gorst ...

Looking for more information about Gorst? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gorst, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gorst.

Adding Gorst to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gorst post office opened in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gorst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

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