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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Bishop, Washington

Bishop is an extinct town in Whitman County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

A post office called Bishop was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1925. The community was named after the Bishop brothers, local settlers.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bishop, Washington
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 19.