Bayne, Washington

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Bayne, Washington
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Bayne
Coordinates: 47°14′42″N121°54′34″W / 47.24500°N 121.90944°W / 47.24500; -121.90944
Country United States
State Washington
County King
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
98022
GNIS feature ID1516203 [1]

Bayne was an unincorporated community in King County, Washington. It was a coal mining town that was abandoned in the years after the mine closed around 1950. [2]

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References

  1. "Bayne". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Bayne: A King County Coal Mining Town". www.historylink.org. Retrieved May 15, 2019.