Welcome to Trafton ...

Trafton is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trafton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Trafton is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Trafton ...

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

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

Communities near Trafton ...

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

• Everett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <3>
• Marysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Lake Stevens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stevens
  • Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Stevens <3>
• Arlington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
• Stanwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <3>
• Granite Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
• Lyman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <3>
• Hamilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Bryant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Bryant 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 Trafton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trafton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trafton ...

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

Adding Trafton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Trafton post office opened in 1889.

We also found Trafton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trafton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

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