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Welcome to Sulphur ...

Sulphur is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sulphur is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sulphur: 509

Communities Also Named Sulphur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Sulphur - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sulphur ...

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

  • Connell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mesa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
    • Mesa is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <3>
  • Kahlotus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hatton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Windust
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
    • Windust is located in Franklin County
  • Magallon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magallon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
    • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
  • Cunningham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Eltopia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Adams County
  • Basin City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphur ...

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

Adding Sulphur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sulphur 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 Sulphur was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sulphur mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sulphur.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sulphur - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.