Greenwood, Washington

For the neighborhood of Seattle, see Greenwood, Seattle.

Greenwood, Washington
Unincorporated community
Greenwood, Washington
Coordinates: 48°54′50″N122°26′31″W / 48.91389°N 122.44194°W / 48.91389; -122.44194
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Whatcom
Established	1901
Elevation [1]	85 ft (26 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	360
GNIS feature ID	1511014 [1]

Greenwood is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

A post office called Greenwood was in operation from 1901 until 1902. ^[2] The community was named for a grove of evergreen near the original town site. ^[3]

Geography

The commercial center of the community is at the intersection of Greenwood Ave. N. and N. 85th St. ^[4]

Events

Since 1993, on the last Saturday of June, the community has annually sponsored the Greenwood Car Show. The Greenwood Seafair Parade is also annually held in the community on the fourth Wednesday of July. ^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood, 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. 104.
4. "The commercial center is located at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue North and North 85th Street." - (Map of Seattle)
5. "On the last Saturday of June, the neighborhood has sponsored the “Greenwood Car Show” since 1993. The “Greenwood Seafair Parade,” held on the fourth Wednesday of July, is another yearly event." - (Map of Seattle)