Christopher, Washington
Ghost town
Christopher is located in Washington (state)
Christopher
Christopher
Christopher is located in the United States
Christopher
Christopher
Coordinates: 47°20′02″N 122°13′55″W / 47.33389°N 122.23194°W / 47.33389; -122.23194
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing
Established1887
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

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

  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. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 47.
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