Welcome to Vinland ...

Vinland is located in Kitsap County<1>.

The location of Vinland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vinland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Vinland is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Vinland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Vinland - they are located in California and Kansas.

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

Communities near Vinland ...

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

• Shoreline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
  • Shoreline is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreline <4>
• Edmonds
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Edmonds is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonds <4>
• Bremerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <4>
• Lynnwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
  • Lynnwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnwood <4>
• Bainbridge Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
  • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
  • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
  • Winslow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <4>
• Mountlake Terrace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountlake Terrace
  • Mountlake Terrace is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountlake Terrace <4>
• Port Orchard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orchard
  • Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orchard <4>
• Lake Forest Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest Park
  • Lake Forest Park is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Forest Park <4>
• Poulsbo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulsbo
  • Poulsbo is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulsbo <4>
• Brier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier
  • Brier is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier <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 Vinland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vinland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vinland ...

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

Adding Vinland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vinland post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vinland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

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