Velvet, Washington

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Velvet, Washington
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Velvet, Washington
Coordinates: 48°59′10″N117°49′37″W / 48.98611°N 117.82694°W / 48.98611; -117.82694
Country United States
State Washington
County Stevens
Elevation
2,120 ft (650 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99157
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1531162 [1]

Velvet is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It is located on Washington State Route 25 just south of the Canadian border.

History

A post office called Velvet was established in 1912 and closed in 1920. [2] The community took its name from nearby Velvet Mine. [3] Velvet was located on the Great Northern Railway. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Velvet, Washington
  2. "Stevens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 326.
  4. Bulletin - Washington Geological Survey. 1913. p. 289.