Birchfield, Washington

Birchfield is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located between Terrace Heights and Moxee.

Birchfield, Washington
Birchfield, Washington
Location of Birchfield, Washington
Birchfield, Washington
Birchfield, Washington (Washington (state))
Coordinates: 46°34′37″N 120°26′04″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyYakima
Elevation991 ft (302 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98901
Area code(s)509
GNIS feature ID1510825[2]

The community was founded in 1910 by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company, and was named after a local landowner, W. A. Burchfield. The name later became Birchfield as a result a misspelling resulting from poor penmanship.[3][4]

References

  1. "Birchfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Station Roster Master List: Ashue". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.



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