Welcome to Sappho ...
Sappho is located at the north end of the Olympic Peninsula.
Sappho is located in Clallam County<1>.
The pronunciation of Sappho: SA-foh<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sappho, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Sappho is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Sappho lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sappho: 360 & 564<4>
Communities near Sappho ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sappho.
- Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
- Forks is located in Clallam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forks <5>
- Shuwah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuwah
- Shuwah is located in Clallam County
- Clallam Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clallam Bay
- Clallam Bay is located in Clallam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clallam Bay <5>
- Sekiu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sekiu
- Sekiu is located in Clallam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sekiu <5>
- Fairholm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Twin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Ozette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozette
- Ozette is located in Clallam County
- La Push
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Push
- La Push is located in Clallam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Push <5>
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Joyce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Joyce is located in Clallam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sappho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sappho.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sappho. 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 Sappho.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sappho. See our Newspapers Page for Sappho.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sappho ...
Looking for more information about Sappho? 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 Sappho, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sappho.
Adding Sappho to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sappho 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 Sappho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Sappho post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sappho.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sappho. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clallam County: www.clallam.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Clallam, 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 Sappho. 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 Sappho - 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 Sappho area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Sappho 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |