Welcome to Markham ...

Markham is located at Grays Harbor.

Markham is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Markham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Markham is near sea level<3>.

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

Markham is within the (360) area code.

Websites for Markham ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Markham, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Markham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Markham - they are located in California, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Markham ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Hoquiam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
  • Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <4>
• Ocean Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Shores
  • Ocean Shores is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Shores <4>
• Montesano
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montesano
  • Montesano is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montesano <4>
• Raymond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
• Westport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <4>
• South Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
  • South Bend is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <4>
• Cosmopolis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmopolis
  • Cosmopolis is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmopolis <4>
• Bay City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Grays Harbor County
• Laidlow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlow
  • Laidlow is located in Grays Harbor 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 Markham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Markham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Markham ...

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

Adding Markham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Markham 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 Markham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Markham post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Markham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

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