Byron, Washington

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Byron, Washington
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Byron, Washington
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Byron, Washington
Byron, Washington (Washington (state))
Coordinates: 46°11′18″N119°52′41″W / 46.1884655°N 119.8780924°W / 46.1884655; -119.8780924 [1]
Country United States
State Washington
County Yakima
Elevation
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696 ft (212 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98935
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1510854 [2]

Byron is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles west of Prosser.

History

The community was founded in 1908 by the Byron Improvement Company. According to local settlers, the community was named after surveyors found a post marked 'Byron', [3] which was sent in 1890 by the Northern Pacific Railway Company.

The railroad's records contain notes stating that Earl Byron, a sheep herder, had a railroad siding for loading sheep onto railroad cars, at the town location in 1881. Byron's post office was open from August 4, 1909, until January 31, 1955.

This is also the home of professional wrestler Byron Saxton. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Byron". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 33.
  4. ↑ "Station Roster Master List: Ashue". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.


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