Stillwater, Washington

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Stillwater, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Stillwater
Location in Washington and the United States
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Stillwater
Stillwater (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°40′58″N121°55′12″W / 47.68278°N 121.92000°W / 47.68278; -121.92000
Country United States
State Washington
County King
Elevation
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79 ft (24 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 360
GNIS feature ID1511337 [1]

Stillwater is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

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History

A post office called Stillwater was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1925. [2] The community was named after Stillwater, Minnesota, the native home of a large share of local loggers. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stillwater, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 290.
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