Ethel, Washington

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Ethel, Washington
Unincorporated community
Ethel is located in Washington (state)
Ethel
Ethel
Coordinates: 46°31′56.8″N 122°44′49.4″W / 46.532444°N 122.747056°W / 46.532444; -122.747056Coordinates: 46°31′56.8″N 122°44′49.4″W / 46.532444°N 122.747056°W / 46.532444; -122.747056
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Elevation
[1]479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
zip code
98542
Area code(s)360

Ethel is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 12 in east Lewis County, Washington, United States.[1] It sits between Mary's Corner and Salkum.

History[]

A post office called Ethel has been in operation since 1886.[2][3] The town's moniker was intended to be "Lacamas", after a creek that flowed through the town, however the Postmaster General at the time, William F. Vilas, declared that too many towns in Washington state were named after Native tribes, and choose Ethel, without an explanation. The reason and origins for the Ethel name, despite several theories, remains obscure.[3][4][5]

Ethel's early economy was derived by the logging of old growth timber and farming. Education was provided at the Hopewell School, a one-room schoolhouse featuring eight different grade levels. The school would become the location for the Ethel Grange Hall. The town also formed teams to participate in Grange League baseball.[3]

Government and politics[]

Politics[]

Ethel is recognized as being majority Republican and conservative.

The results for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election for the Ethel voting district were as follows:[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ethel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Mittge, Brian (March 30, 2002). "If Towns Could Talk : The town on the Ethel plateau lasts". The Chronicle. p. 27. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ Meany, Edmond S. Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 81.
  5. ^ Dickason, Glen (January 12, 1976). "Nobody knows how Ethel was named". The Centralia Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Lewis County 2020 Election". Results.Vote.WA. Results.Vote.WA. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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