Corfu, Washington

Corfu is an unincorporated community in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

History

A post office called Corfu was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1943.^[2] The community was named after the island of Corfu, in Greece.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corfu, Washington
↑ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
↑ "Unusual names, odd spellings found in Washington". The Spokesman-Review. Dec 24, 1977. pp. A12. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Washington, United States

County seat: Ephrata

Cities	Electric City Ephrata George Grand Coulee Mattawa Moses Lake Quincy Royal City Soap Lake Warden

Towns	Coulee City Coulee Dam‡ Hartline Krupp Wilson Creek

CDPs	Banks Lake South Cascade Valley Desert Aire Lakeview Moses Lake North

Unincorporated communities	Adco Beverly Corfu Mae Ruff Stratford Trinidad Wheeler Winchester

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 46°48′54″N 119°27′19″W / 46.81500°N 119.45528°W / 46.81500; -119.45528

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, October 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.