Waukon, Washington

Waukon, Washington
Waukon, Washington
Unincorporated community
	Waukon Waukon
	Coordinates: 47°32′23″N 117°50′36″W / 47.53972°N 117.84333°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Lincoln
Elevation	2,438 ft (743 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	99008
Area code	509
GNIS feature ID	1511412

Waukon is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[2]

History

Waukon had its start when the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway was extended to that point.^[3] A post office called Waukon was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1973.^[4]

References

^ "Waukon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waukon, Washington
^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 340.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

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[1] "Waukon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waukon, Washington

[3] Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 340.

[4] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Washington, United States
County seat: Davenport
Cities	Davenport Harrington Sprague	Map of Washington highlighting Lincoln County
Towns	Almira Creston Odessa Reardan Wilbur
Unincorporated communities	Clark Edwall Govan Irby Lamona Lincoln Miles Mohler Telford Waukon
Ghost town	Fishtrap Sherman
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Waukon, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°32′23″N 117°50′36″W / 47.53972°N 117.84333°W / 47.53972; -117.84333
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Lincoln
Elevation	2,438 ft (743 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	99008
Area code	509
GNIS feature ID	1511412^[1]