Taunton, Washington

Taunton, Washington
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 46°48′11″N 119°20′44″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Adams
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Taunton was a town in Adams County, Washington.[1]

A post office called Taunton operated from 1908 to 1913.[2] The community was named by railroad officials after Taunton, Massachusetts.[3]

See also

• List of ghost towns in Washington

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taunton, Washington
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 302.