The original boundaries of King County were defined in December 22, 1852 as follows:

Commencing at the northeast corner of Pierce County, thence along the Cascade Mountains to a parallel passing through Pilot Cove, then from the point last aforesaid west along the said parallel of latitude to the Pacific Ocean, thence south along the Coast to a point due west of the head of Case’s Inlet, beginning. Pilot Cove, named by Capt. Wilkes in 1841 later came to be known as Point No-Point.

(Map created by the King County GIS Center Client Services Group)

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Updated: July 29, 2002

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