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*[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28577 ''Origin of Washington geographic names''] (If the link does not work, go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($), click '''Search''', select '''Card Catalog''', paste Title into search box, click '''Search''') | *[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28577 ''Origin of Washington geographic names''] (If the link does not work, go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($), click '''Search''', select '''Card Catalog''', paste Title into search box, click '''Search''') | ||
*[http://http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/wanames/wpnv2.asp ''Washington Place Names Database''] at the Tacoma Public Library. | |||
*Meany, Edmond S. ''Origin of Washington Geographic Names''. 1923 reprint. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1968. {{FHL|207386|item|disp=FHL Book 979.7 E2m; Fiche 6051179}}. | *Meany, Edmond S. ''Origin of Washington Geographic Names''. 1923 reprint. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1968. {{FHL|207386|item|disp=FHL Book 979.7 E2m; Fiche 6051179}}. | ||
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United States 
Washington Gazetteers
Several helpful gazetteers of Washington have been published, including:
- Origin of Washington geographic names (If the link does not work, go to ancestry.com ($), click Search, select Card Catalog, paste Title into search box, click Search)
- Washington Place Names Database at the Tacoma Public Library.
- Meany, Edmond S. Origin of Washington Geographic Names. 1923 reprint. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1968. FHL Book 979.7 E2m; Fiche 6051179.
- R. L. Polk Co. Oregon Washington Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1909-1910. Seattle, Washington: R.L. Polk, 1909. FHL Film 1000367.
- Phillips, James W. Washington State Place Names. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1971. FHL Book 979.7 E2p.
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/