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Welcome to Wollochet ...

Wollochet is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wollochet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Wollochet is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Wollochet ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kent
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <3>
  • Burien
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Puyallup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • University Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Des Moines
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wollochet ...

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

Adding Wollochet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wollochet 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 Wollochet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wollochet post office opened in 1891.

We also found Wollochet in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wollochet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wollochet - 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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/