Sanderson, Washington

Ghost town in Washington (state)

Ghost town in Washington, United States
47°57′42″N 119°08′34″W / 47.96167°N 119.14278°W / 47.96167; -119.14278CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyDouglasEstablished1908Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Sanderson is an extinct town in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]

A post office called Sanderson was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1920.[2] Thomas Sanderson, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanderson, Washington
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 254.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Washington, United States
County seat: Waterville
Cities
  • Bridgeport
  • East Wenatchee
  • Rock Island
Map of Washington highlighting Douglas County
Towns
  • Coulee Dam‡
  • Mansfield
  • Waterville
Unincorporated
communitiesGhost towns
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
  • Washington portal
  • United States portal
Stub icon

This Douglas County, Washington state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This ghost town–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e