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Welcome to Puget ...

Puget is located in Thurston County<1>.

The pronunciation of Puget: PYOO-juht<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Puget, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Puget is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Puget: 360 & 564<4>

Communities near Puget ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puget ...

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

Adding Puget to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Puget 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 Puget was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Puget in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Puget post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Puget.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Thurston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Puget. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Puget - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Puget area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Puget area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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