Getchell, Washington

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Getchell, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 48°04′19″N122°05′49″W / 48.07194°N 122.09694°W / 48.07194; -122.09694
Country United States
State Washington
County Snohomish
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Getchell is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

History

Getchell was platted in the 1890s by Lysander W. Getchell, and named for him. [2] A post office called Getchell was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1918. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Getchell, Washington
  2. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 96.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tall-timber tale". The News Tribune . February 6, 1977. p. 24. Retrieved June 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg


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