Christopher, Washington Explained

Official Name:Christopher, Washington
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Label:Christopher
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:King
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1887
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:47.3339°N -122.2319°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Christopher, Washington was a former community, north of Auburn in the Green River Valley of King County in the U.S. state of Washington. It was on the west bank of the river. At one time, it had a post office and a school.[1]

A post office called Christopher was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1917.[2] The community was named after Thomas Christopher, an early settler.[3] The community of Thomas stood nearby.

Notes and References

  1. The Green-Duwamish River: Connecting people with a diverse environment. Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/TAG. No date, appears to be 2008 or 2009.
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 24 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120103/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA . 6 March 2016 .
  3. Book: Meany, Edmond S.. Origin of Washington geographic names. 1923. University of Washington Press. Seattle. 47.