Greenwood,_Washington

Greenwood, Washington

Greenwood, Washington

Unincorporated community in Washington, US

For the neighborhood of Seattle, see Greenwood, Seattle.

Greenwood is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]

History

A post office called Greenwood was in operation from 1901 until 1902.[2] The community was named for a grove of evergreen near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood, Washington
  2. [2]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 104.

48°54′50″N 122°26′31″W


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