City of Marysville Snohomish County, Washington


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on City of Marysville

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

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

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

Name Description
City of Marysville Official
Marysville Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Marysville

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

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

MARYSVILLE, a town in the west central part of Snohomish County. It was founded by J. P. Comeford, a native of Ireland who served in the Union army during the Civil War. While Indian Agent at Tulalip in 1872, he purchased 1280 acres of land from John Stafford, Truman Ireland, Louis Thomas and Captain Renton. In September, 1877, he began to construct a store and wharf. Among the first comers were James Johnson and Thomas Lloyd of Marysville, California, who suggested that name for the. new town. (History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, pages 345-349.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Snohomish County


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Last updated: 2017-06-28