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Welcome to Port Gamble ...

Port Gamble is located in Kitsap County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Gamble, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Port Gamble: Prt. Gamble

Port Gamble is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Port Gamble ...

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

  • Everett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <3>
  • Shoreline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bothell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Edmonds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bremerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lynnwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bainbridge Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
    • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
    • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
    • Winslow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <3>
  • Kenmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mukilteo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountlake Terrace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Gamble ...

Looking for more information about Port Gamble? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Port Gamble, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Gamble.

Adding Port Gamble to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Gamble 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 Port Gamble was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Port Gamble post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Gamble.

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

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Kitsap, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Gamble - 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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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