Official Name: | Bordeaux, Washington |
Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bordeaux |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Thurston |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1903 |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 46.8947°N -123.0803°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Bordeaux is a ghost town in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
A post office called Bordeaux was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1942.[1] The community was named after Thomas Bordeaux, a businessman in the lumber industry.[2] Lumbering operations ended in the 1940s once the timber had been extracted, and the town's population dwindled. When the town's sawmill shut down in the mid-20th century, its last remaining inhabitants abandoned it. The site of Bordeaux is now located on private property which is inaccessible to the public.[3]