Byron is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles west of Prosser.
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| Coordinates: 46°11′18″N 119°52′41″W / 46.1884655°N 119.8780924°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Yakima |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98935 |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1510854[2] |
History
editThe community was founded in 1908 by the Byron Improvement Company. According to local settlers, the community was named after surveyors found a post marked 'Byron',[4] which was sent in 1890 by the Northern Pacific Railway Company.
The railroad's records contain notes stating that Earl Byron, a sheep herder, had a railroad siding for loading sheep onto railroad cars, at the town location in 1881. Byron's post office was open from August 4, 1909, until January 31, 1955.
This is also the home of professional wrestler Byron Saxton.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Byron". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 33.
- ^ "Station Roster Master List: Ashue". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
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