Welcome to Vashon ...Vashon is located in King County<1>. The pronunciation of Vashon: VASH-ahn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Vashon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Vashon is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Vashon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The ZIP code for Vashon: 98070<4> Communities near Vashon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vashon.
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 Vashon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vashon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vashon. 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 Vashon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vashon. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Vashon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vashon ...Looking for more information about Vashon? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Vashon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vashon. Adding Vashon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Vashon 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 Vashon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Vashon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Vashon. Footnotes ...
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