Mountain View, Washington

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Mountain View, Washington
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Mountain View, Washington
Coordinates: 48°50′53″N122°40′25″W / 48.8481686°N 122.6734762°W / 48.8481686; -122.6734762
Country United States
State Washington
County Whatcom
Established1891
Elevation
[1]
220 ft (70 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 360
GNIS feature ID1512487 [1]

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

History

A post office called Mountain View was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1908. [2] The community was named for mountain views afforded from the elevated town site. [3] ,

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain View, Washington
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 180.