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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Alderdale, Washington

Alderdale is an extinct town in Klickitat County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

A post office called Alderdale was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1962. In 1917 it was reported as a station on the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. The community took its name from nearby Alder Creek.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alderdale, Washington
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Landes, Henry (1917). A Geographic Dictionary of Washington (PDF). Washington Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 17. Olympia: Frank M. Lamborn Public Printer. p. 62.
  4. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 3.