City of Poulsbo Kitsap County, Washington


Mapped Location

City of Poulsbo: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Poulsbo

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Poulsbo

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Poulsbo Official
Poulsbo Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Poulsbo

References to City of Poulsbo that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

Poulsbo, a town at the head of Liberty Bay, in the north central part of Kitsap County. It was first settled by Norwegians, the family of Jargen Eliason being first, in September, 1883. The next was I. B. Moe, who was the first signer of a petition for a postoffice. He suggested Poulsbo for the name in honor of a small place near his home in Norway. (E. J. Eliason, in Names MSS. Letter 570.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2017-04-23