Grays, Washington

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Grays, Washington
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Grays, Washington
Coordinates: 48°06′22″N117°45′06″W / 48.10611°N 117.75167°W / 48.10611; -117.75167
Country United States
State Washington
County Stevens
Elevation
[1]
1,870 ft (570 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99181
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1531840 [1]

Grays (also called Gray and Grays Siding) [1] is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

A post office called Gray was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1935. [2] The community was named after William Gray, a local land owner. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grays, Washington
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 101.