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Welcome to Startup ...

Startup is located on Puget Sound.

Startup is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Startup, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Startup is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Startup ...

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

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

Communities near Startup ...

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

  • Lake Stevens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Duvall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sultan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
    • Sultan is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <3>
  • Granite Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Carnation
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Index
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
    • Index is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Index <3>
  • Woods Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek
    • Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County
  • Lake Roesiger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Roesiger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roesiger
    • Lake Roesiger is located in Snohomish 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 Startup. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Startup.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Startup ...

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

Adding Startup to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Startup 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 Startup was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Startup post office opened in 1900.

We also found Startup on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Startup.

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 Startup - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/