Urban, Washington
Urban is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]
History
A post office called Urban was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1971.[2] The community was named after Urban Stenger.[3]
gollark: It sounds similar to life.
gollark: * gife, not gif or jif or jife.
gollark: * giphay
gollark: GIF is the acronym, but it should be lowercased as it's pronounced, so gife.
gollark: * gife
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Urban, Washington
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 322.
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