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Welcome to Satsop ...

Satsop is located on the Olympic Peninsula.

Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

The pronunciation of Satsop: SAT-suhp<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Satsop, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Satsop is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Satsop: 360 & 564<4>

Communities Also Named Satsop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Satsop: This one is located in Grays Harbor County and the other is located in Mason County.

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

Websites for Satsop ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

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

Communities near Satsop ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • Hoquiam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • Montesano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
    • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <5>
  • McCleary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cosmopolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Oakville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Malone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Melbourne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
    • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Malone - Porter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
    • Malone - Porter 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 Satsop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Satsop.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Satsop ...

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

Adding Satsop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Satsop 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 Satsop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Satsop post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Satsop.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grays Harbor, 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 Satsop. 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 Satsop - 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 Satsop area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Satsop 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/