Mountain View, Washington

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Mountain View, Washington
Unincorporated community
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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 (67 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

The community was named by Mrs. H. A. Smith, a settler in 1877, for the location's view of Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan, and the Twin Sisters. [2] [3] [4]

A post office called Mountain View was established on October 10, 1891 with Mina Miller as the first postmaster, and remained in operation until December 12, 1908. Starting in 1909 mail was routed through Ferndale. On the post office's application form in 1891, it listed the population as 180. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain View, Washington
  2. ↑ Roth, Lottie Roeder, ed. (1926). History of Whatcom County. Vol. 1. Pioneer Historical Publishing Company. p. 953. hdl: 2027/nyp.33433102027335 . OCLC   48925491.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 180.
  4. ↑ Hitchman, Robert (1985). Place names of Washington. Tacoma, Wash.: Washington State Historical Society. p. 200. ISBN   0-917048-57-1. LCCN   85024683. OCLC   12809060. OL   2542981M .
  5. ↑ Mullen, Neill D (1986). Whatcom County, Washington Post Offices and Postmasters 1857-1985. Bellingham, Washington: Mullen. pp. 25, 167. OCLC   13818795. OL   61274163M.
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