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Welcome to Skookumchuck ...

Skookumchuck is located in Thurston County<1>.

The pronunciation of Skookumchuck: SKOO-kuhm-chuck<2>

Skookumchuck is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Skookumchuck: 360 & 564<4>

Communities Also Named Skookumchuck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Skookumchuck - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Skookumchuck ...

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

  • Lacey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <5>
  • Olympia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tumwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Centralia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • DuPont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yelm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
    • Yelm is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <5>
  • Chehalis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Steilacoom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rainier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tenino
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skookumchuck ...

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

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 Skookumchuck. 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 Skookumchuck - 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 Skookumchuck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Skookumchuck 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.