Lindberg, Washington Explained

Official Name:Lindberg, Washington
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Label:Lindberg
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lewis
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1911
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

Lindberg is an extinct town in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS lists location as unknown, however period maps (1920-1930 census districts) show Lindberg on State Route 7, about three miles north of the U.S. Route 12 junction, where the East Fork Tilton River joins Tilton River.[1]

Background

A post office called Lindberg was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1925.[2] While pushing through the last leg of the Tacoma Eastern Railroad from Ashford (1904) to Morton (1910), they established a station at the crossing of East Fork Tilton River called Glenavon.[3] In 1911, Gustaf Lindberg, established a logging camp and company town near the Glenavon station,[4] which in addition to the logging camp included a shingle mill and saw mill. Due to financial difficulties, Lindberg lost his property in the mid 1920s, but the camp continued with the name Lindberg & Hoby Logging Camp into the 1940s.[5] As of 1928, there were two train stops bracketing Lindberg, East Fork (formerly Glenavon) to the north and Coal Canyon to the south, the latter name eventually replaced Lindberg.[6] The area shows few signs of the logging operation, but both sides of the road through this section are dotted with houses and businesses, all of which bear a Morton address, though they are outside the limits of the town proper.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940 . FamilySearch . Roll 69, Washington, King-Yakima 1900-1940 > images 678, 697, 705, 709 of 969; citing NARA microfilm publication A3378 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003) . images.
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 14 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Railroad Commission Map of Washington, 1910, General Map Collection, 1851-2005 . Washington State Archives, Digital Archives . 19 March 2020.
  4. Book: Meany, Edmond S.. Origin of Washington geographic names. 1923. University of Washington Press. Seattle. 147.
  5. Web site: Washington Place Names: Lindberg . Tacoma Public Library . 19 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Railroad map of Washington, 1928, General Map Collection, 1851-2005. . Washington State Archives, Digital Archives . 19 March 2020.