Artic, Washington

Artic is an unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

History

A post office called Artic was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1907.^[2] The community was named for Mrs. Arta Saunders (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artic, Washington
↑ "Grays Harbor County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
↑ "Unusual names, odd spellings found in Washington". The Spokesman-Review. Dec 24, 1977. pp. A12. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States

County seat: Montesano

Cities	Aberdeen Cosmopolis Elma Hoquiam McCleary Montesano Oakville Ocean Shores Westport

CDPs	Aberdeen Gardens Amanda Park Brady Central Park Chehalis Village Cohassett Beach Copalis Beach Grayland Humptulips Junction City Malone-Porter Markham Moclips Neilton Ocean City Oyehut-Hogan's Corner Queets‡ Qui-nai-elt Village Santiago Satsop Taholah

Other unincorporated communities	Aloha Artic Axford Bay City Copalis Crossing Newton Nisson Ocosta Quinault Sine Vesta Whites

Indian reservations	Chehalis Indian Reservation‡ Quinault Indian Reservation‡

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

Coordinates: 46°53′20″N 123°42′53″W / 46.88889°N 123.71472°W / 46.88889; -123.71472

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