Welcome to Wabash ...

Wabash is located in King County<1>.

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

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

Wabash is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Wabash ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Wabash: This one is located in King County and the other is located in Lewis County.

Beyond Washington, there are 17 communities that are also named Wabash - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wabash ...

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

• Tacoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Kent
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Renton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <4>
• Federal Way
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Puyallup
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Des Moines
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• SeaTac
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SeaTac
  • SeaTac is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for SeaTac <4>
• Maple Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
  • Maple Valley is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <4>
• Bonney Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Wabash. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wabash.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wabash ...

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

Adding Wabash to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wabash.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

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