Bishop, Washington Explained

Official Name:Bishop, Washington
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Label:Bishop
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Whitman
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1913
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Bishop is an extinct town in Whitman County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

A post office called Bishop was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1925.[1] The community was named after the Bishop brothers, local settlers.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120103/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA . 6 March 2016 .
  2. Book: Meany, Edmond S.. Origin of Washington geographic names. 1923. University of Washington Press. Seattle. 19.