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Welcome to Guemes ...

Guemes is located in Skagit County<1>.

The pronunciation of Guemes: GWEE-muhs<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guemes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Guemes is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Guemes: 360 & 564<4>

Communities near Guemes ...

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

  • Bellingham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Harbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sedro - Woolley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Burlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Friday Harbor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • La Conner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alexander Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
    • Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
  • Similk Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
    • Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
  • Urban
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
    • Urban is located in Skagit County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guemes ...

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

Adding Guemes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guemes 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 Guemes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Guemes post office opened in 1873.

We also found Guemes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guemes.

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

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skagit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Guemes. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guemes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Guemes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Guemes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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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