Gould City, Washington

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Gould City, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Gould City
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Gould City
Coordinates: 46°35′18″N117°34′41″W / 46.58833°N 117.57806°W / 46.58833; -117.57806
Country United States
State Washington
County Garfield
Elevation
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1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99347
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1511002 [1]

Gould City is an unincorporated community in Garfield County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located at the confluence of North Deadman Creek and South Deadman Creek where the two form Deadman Creek. The townsite, as of 2023, is largely a ghost town and is located in the thin, deep valley cut by the creeks. [2]

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History

Gould City was laid out in 1891. [3] A post office called Gould City was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1913. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gould City, Washington
  2. ↑ "Gould City Quadrangle" (7.5 minute quadrangle topographical map). usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 99.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 1, 2016.


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