Florence, Washington

Florence is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

History

A post office called Florence was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1949.^[2] The community was named after the love interest of an early postmaster.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence, Washington
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
↑ Meany, Edmond S. Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 87.

Municipalities and communities of Snohomish County, Washington, United States

County seat: Everett

Cities	Arlington Bothell‡ Brier Edmonds Everett Gold Bar Granite Falls Lake Stevens Lynnwood Marysville Mill Creek Monroe Mountlake Terrace Mukilteo Snohomish Stanwood Sultan Woodway

Towns	Darrington Index

CDPs	Alderwood Manor Arlington Heights Bothell East Bothell West Bryant Bunk Foss Canyon Creek Cathcart Cavalero Chain Lake Clearview Eastmont Esperance Fobes Hill Hat Island High Bridge Kayak Point Lake Bosworth Lake Cassidy Lake Ketchum Lake Roesiger Lake Stickney Larch Way Lochsloy Machias Maltby Martha Lake May Creek Meadowdale Mill Creek East Monroe North North Lynnwood North Marysville North Sultan Northwest Stanwood Oso Picnic Point Silvana Silver Firs Sisco Heights Startup Sunday Lake Swede Heaven Three Lakes Verlot Warm Beach Woods Creek

Other unincorporated communities	Florence Getchell Hazel Reiter Robe Silverton Sisco Trafton

Ghost town	Monte Cristo

Indian reservation	Tulalip

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 48°13′14″N 122°19′55″W / 48.22056°N 122.33194°W / 48.22056; -122.33194

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