Rockwell, Washington

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Rockwell, Washington
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Rockwell
Coordinates: 47°08′51″N118°00′38″W / 47.14750°N 118.01056°W / 47.14750; -118.01056
Country United States
State Washington
County Adams
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Rockwell was a town in Adams County, Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

The community was named for the nature of the county and a well dug into rock near the town site. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockwell, Washington
  2. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 247.