Bishop, Washington
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Bishop, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 46°34′33″N 117°17′20″W / 46.57583°N 117.28889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Whitman |
Established | 1913 |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Bishop is an extinct town in Whitman County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]
A post office called Bishop was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1925.[2] The community was named after the Bishop brothers, local settlers.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bishop, Washington
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 19.