Magnolia Beach, Washington

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Magnolia Beach, Washington
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Magnolia Beach
Location in Washington and the United States
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Magnolia Beach
Magnolia Beach (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°22′55″N122°28′59″W / 47.38194°N 122.48306°W / 47.38194; -122.48306
Country United States
State Washington
County King
Elevation
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20 ft (6 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 360
GNIS feature ID1506423 [1]

Magnolia Beach is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

A post office called Magnolia Beach was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1953. [2] The community's name in part is a transfer from Magnolia, Iowa, the former home of a family of first settlers. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Magnolia Beach, Washington
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 157.