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Welcome to Kulshan ...

Kulshan is located in Whatcom County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kulshan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Kulshan is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kulshan: 360 & 564<3>

Communities near Kulshan ...

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

  • Abbotsford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lynden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Everson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nooksack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
  • Sumas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <4>
  • Cultus Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kendall is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Clipper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clipper is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
  • Maple Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kulshan ...

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

Adding Kulshan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kulshan 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 (so far) for Kulshan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kulshan post office opened in 1916. The Kulshan post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kulshan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whatcom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kulshan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Kulshan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Kulshan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/