Oakland, Washington

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Oakland, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Oakland
Coordinates: 47°13′37″N123°03′59″W / 47.22694°N 123.06639°W / 47.22694; -123.06639
Country United States
State Washington
County Mason
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Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1523959 [1]

Oakland is an unincorporated community in Mason County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

A post office called Oakland was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1889. [2] The community was named for a grove of oak trees near the original town site. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakland, 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. 194.
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