City of Buckley Pierce County, Washington


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City of Buckley: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Buckley

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Buckley

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Buckley Official
Buckley Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Buckley

References to City of Buckley that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

BUCKLEY, a city in Pierce County. It was first known as "Perkins Prairie" and later as "White River Siding." In 1888 it was given its present name in honor of Superintendent Buckley of the Northern Pacific Railroad division between Ellensburg and Tacoma. (G. S. B. Dovell, in Names MSS., Letter 484.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Pierce County


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Last updated: 2017-06-23