| Official Name: | Littell, Washington |
| Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Littell |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lewis |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation M: | 61 |
| Elevation Ft: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 46.6367°N -123.0353°W |
| Postal Code Type: | zip code |
| Postal Code: | 98532 |
| Area Code: | 360 |
Littell is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States, located off Washington State Route 6 between the towns of Adna and Claquato.
The Willapa Hills Trail passes thru the area.[1]
Two versions of who created the town exist. A manager of the Hill Logging Company, Harry J. Syverson, asserted in 1912 to have founded the town[2] however there are sourced claims that a local businessman, Curt Littell, agreed to call the post office under his name in 1902.[3] A post office was moved from the nearby town of Claquato in 1903 and an opera house was built in the town in 1904.[4]
The community was known for its timber production, having two sawmills during its peak at the beginning of the 20th century. Littell grew large enough to contain a school and church, and had a large Japanese population, many of which were employed by the mills. After a destructive fire to one mill in 1911, the second mill closed eventually thereafter and the town began to wane, leaving a few residents. Most of the original buildings and its downtown core are lost.[5]
A pedestrian bridge in Littell was built starting in 2021. The span would allow users of the Willapa Hills Trail to pass over the highway to lessen vehicular accidents.[6] The $3.3 million project[7] was completed in June 2023 and the overpass was named in honor of the community.[8]