Retsil, Washington

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Retsil
Unincorporated community
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Retsil
Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 47°32′45″N122°36′40″W / 47.54583°N 122.61111°W / 47.54583; -122.61111 Coordinates: 47°32′45″N122°36′40″W / 47.54583°N 122.61111°W / 47.54583; -122.61111
Country United States
State Washington
County Kitsap
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
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GNIS feature ID 1531706 [1]

Retsil is an unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located on the Puget Sound, and is known for its veterans facilities. Retsil is located within the Parkwood Census-designated place (CDP).

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Kitsap County, Washington County in the United States

Kitsap County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, its population was 251,133. Its county seat is Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton. The county was formed out of King County, Washington, and Jefferson County, Washington, on January 16, 1857 and is named for Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish Tribe. Originally named Slaughter County, it was soon renamed.

Puget Sound sound along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington

Puget Sound is a sound along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and two minor connections to the open Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca—Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and Deception Pass and Swinomish Channel being the minor.

A post office called Retsil was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1966. [2] The community's name is that of Governor Ernest Lister, reversed. [3]

Ernest Lister American politician

Ernest Lister was the eighth Governor of the state of Washington.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Retsil, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 243.


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