Ankeny, Washington

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Ankeny, Washington
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Coordinates: 46°51′00″N118°09′17″W / 46.8498734°N 118.1546822°W / 46.8498734; -118.1546822
Country United States
State Washington
County Adams
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Ankeny was a town in Adams County, Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

The community was named after Senator Levi Ankeny. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ankeny, Washington
  2. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 8.