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.