City of Mercer Island King County, Washington

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on City of Mercer Island

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Mercer Island

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

Name Description
City of Mercer Island Official
Mercer Island Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Mercer Island

References to City of Mercer Island that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

MERCER ISLAND, along the Eastern shore of Lake Washington, in King County. It was named in honor of Asa Shinn Mercer who once owned land there. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 30, 1909). By the Duwamish Indians the place was called "Klut-use." (J. A.Costello, The Siwash.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names
Meany, Edmond S, Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 UW Press, p 165  |  Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

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Last updated: 2017-01-13