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Welcome to Ponders Corner ...

Ponders Corner is located in Pierce County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ponders Corner: Ponders Cor. (or less commonly used: Ponders Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ponders Corner for more information about variations on the name of Ponders Corner.

Ponders Corner is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Ponders Corner ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Federal Way
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lacey
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Puyallup
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • University Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bonney Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gig Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Ponders Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponders Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponders Corner ...

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

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 Ponders Corner - 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.