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Welcome to Sisco ...

Sisco is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sisco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Sisco is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sisco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sisco - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Sisco ...

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

  • Everett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Marysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Stevens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mukilteo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mill Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Monroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
  • Snohomish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Stanwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Sisco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sisco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sisco ...

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

Adding Sisco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sisco post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sisco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Snohomish, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sisco - 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/