Wiley City, Washington Explained

Official Name:Wiley City, Washington
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Washington Yakima County#USA Washington
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yakima
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:403
Elevation Ft:1322
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2010
Coordinates:46.5515°N -120.6492°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:98909
Area Code:509
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1512807

Wiley City is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located near the southwest city limits of Yakima.

History

In 1871, Hugh Wiley settled in the area now known as Wiley City.[3] The town was founded in 1910 on part of the property of James J. Wiley, son of Hugh Wiley.[4]

The Yakima Valley Transportation Company (YVT) built a railroad line connecting the town with Yakima in 1910.[5] YVT provided both electric interurban service and freight service to Wiley City, but passenger service was discontinued in 1935. Freight service continued until 1985, when the YVT itself was abandoned,[5] and the tracks were removed within a few years of the closure. Heritage trolley cars of the Yakima Interurban Lines Association carried tourists on the YVT tracks between Wiley City and Yakima from 1974 to 1985, mainly on summer weekends.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Book: Ka-mi-akin, the Last Hero of the Yakimas . Kilham Stationery & Printing Company . Splawn, A. J. . 1917 . 262.
  4. Book: History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties . S.J. Clarke . 2 . Lyman, William Denison . 1919 . Chicago, IL . 67 .
  5. Book: Johnsen, Kenneth G.. Yakima Valley Transportation Company. 2010. Arcadia Publishing. 7, 8, 17, 19, 26. 978-0-7385-8103-3.