Welcome to Waterman ...

Waterman is located in Kitsap County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Waterman is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Waterman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Waterman - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Waterman ...

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

• Seattle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <4>
• Bellevue
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Renton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Kirkland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <4>
• Shoreline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Burien
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <4>
• Edmonds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Des Moines
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Mercer Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
  • Mercer Island is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people

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 Waterman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterman ...

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

Adding Waterman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waterman post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waterman. 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/