Welcome to Tillicum ...

Tillicum is located on Puget Sound.

Tillicum is located in Pierce County<1>.

The pronunciation of Tillicum: TIL-i-kuhm<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tillicum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Tillicum is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Tillicum ...

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

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

Communities near Tillicum ...

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

• Tacoma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Federal Way
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Lakewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Lacey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Olympia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Puyallup
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <4>
• University Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Tumwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Bonney Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney Lake
  • Bonney Lake is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonney Lake <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tillicum ...

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

Adding Tillicum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tillicum post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tillicum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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