Welcome to Ketron ...

Ketron is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

Ketron is near sea level<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Federal Way
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Lakewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• 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 <4>
• Olympia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Puyallup
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <4>
• University Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Tumwater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Edgewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• Gig Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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