Sawyer, Washington

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Sawyer, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Sawyer, Washington namesake, William P. Sawyer
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Sawyer, Washington
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Sawyer, Washington
Sawyer, Washington (Washington (state))
Coordinates: 46°27′23″N120°21′41″W / 46.4565170°N 120.3614474°W / 46.4565170; -120.3614474 [1]
Country United States
State Washington
County Yakima
Elevation
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830 ft (253 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98951
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1511293 [2]

Sawyer is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States.

Sawyer was founded in 1911 and was named after William Perry Sawyer by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company. The town site, primarily a rural railroad junction, was acquired from William Perry Sawyer by the railroad and was platted in 1931 by several companies including the First Security and Loan Company, the Yakima Fruit Growers Association and the William Sawyer Fruit Company. [3] Sawyer is located near the city of Wapato and is mostly an agricultural community.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sawyer". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Station Roster Master List: Sawyer". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Retrieved October 25, 2012.


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