Bishop, Washington

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Bishop, Washington
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Bishop
Coordinates: 46°34′33″N117°17′20″W / 46.57583°N 117.28889°W / 46.57583; -117.28889
Country United States
State Washington
County Whitman
Established1913
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Bishop is an extinct town in Whitman County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

A post office called Bishop was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1925. [2] The community was named after the Bishop brothers, local settlers. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bishop, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 19.


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