Welcome to Wishkah ...
Wishkah is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wishkah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Wishkah is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wishkah lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wishkah: 360 & 564<3>
Websites for Wishkah ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.graysharbor.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wishkah, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Wishkah ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wishkah.
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hoquiam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montesano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
- Cosmopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Axford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axford
- Axford is located in Grays Harbor County
- North Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aberdeen
- North Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
- Central Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
- Central Park is located in Grays Harbor County
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County
- South Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Aberdeen
- South Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
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 Wishkah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wishkah.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wishkah. 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 Wishkah.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wishkah. See our Newspapers Page for Wishkah.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wishkah ...
Looking for more information about Wishkah? 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 Wishkah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wishkah.
Adding Wishkah to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wishkah 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 Wishkah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wishkah post office opened in 1882.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wishkah.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grays Harbor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wishkah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Wishkah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Wishkah area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |