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Welcome to South Colby ...

South Colby is located on Puget Sound.

South Colby is located in Kitsap County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of South Colby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

A typical abbreviation for South Colby: S. Colby

South Colby is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near South Colby ...

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

  • Seattle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tacoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Renton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Federal Way
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirkland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Shoreline
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Burien
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bremerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Colby ...

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

Adding South Colby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Colby post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Colby.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Colby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

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









 

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