Huntsville, Washington

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Huntsville, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Huntsville
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Huntsville
Coordinates: 46°17′14″N118°06′26″W / 46.28722°N 118.10722°W / 46.28722; -118.10722
Country United States
State Washington
County Columbia
Elevation
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1,312 ft (400 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1512316 [1]

Huntsville is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

A post office called Huntsville was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1968. [2] The community was named for B. J. Hunt, an original owner of the town site. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huntsville, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 117.


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