Servia, Washington

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Servia, Washington
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Servia
Coordinates: 46°55′23″N118°45′17″W / 46.92306°N 118.75472°W / 46.92306; -118.75472
Country United States
State Washington
County Adams
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

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

When the Milwaukee Railway was built through Servia, the officials named the station after the Kingdom of Serbia. Consequently, the community derived its name from Serbia. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Servia, Washington
  2. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 267.