RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Washington >> King County >> VeazieIndex...

Welcome to Veazie ...

Veazie is located in King County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veazie, 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.

Veazie is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Veazie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Veazie - they are located in Louisiana, Maine and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Veazie ...

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

  • Kent
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Federal Way
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Auburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Puyallup
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Maple Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonney Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Covington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Enumclaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumner
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Veazie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Veazie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veazie ...

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

Adding Veazie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veazie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Veazie - 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.