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Welcome to Ketron ...

Ketron is located in Pierce County<1>.

Ketron is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ketron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ketron - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ketron.

Communities near Ketron ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Federal Way
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lacey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <3>
  • Olympia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Puyallup
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • University Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tumwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gig Harbor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ketron ...

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

Adding Ketron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ketron 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 Ketron was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Ketron mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ketron.

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 Ketron - 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.