Town of Bucoda Thurston County, Washington
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Information
General information on Town of Bucoda
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Town of Bucoda
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Town of Bucoda | Official |
| Bucoda | Official |
| Seato | Historical · An Indian word supposed to mean "ghost" or "devil." |
Origin Notes and History of Town of Bucoda
References to Town of Bucoda that document the origin of its place name
BUCODA, a city in Thurston County. The first settler there was Aaron Webster, 1854. Mr. Webster used the water power of Skookumchuck to run a little sawmill in 1857. Mr. Webster sold his farm to Oliver Shead, who gave to the little community growing around the mill the name Seatco, an Indian word supposed to mean "ghost" or "devil." Coal was discovered across the river and that property passed into the hands of Samuel Coulter. The Territorial penitentiary was located at "Seatco." The convicts were worked on a contract scheme and this gave rise to an unfavorable marketing condition for the lumber and coal products. In the meantime Mr. Coulter hjad associated with him John B. David, a Portland capitalist, and J. M. Buckley of the Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1890 the name of the town was changed to a word made up by taking the first syllables of the three names -- Buckley, Coulter and David. Colonel W. F. Prosser (History of the Puget Sound Country, Volume I., page 249) says that this combination name was first proposed as early as 1873 but that Mr. Shead insisted upon his choice of "Seato."
Thurston County
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- Boston Harbor
- Town of Bucoda
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- Fir Tree
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- Helsing Junction
- Independence
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- Littlerock
- Madrona Beach
- Marshville (historical)
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- Offutt Lake
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- Plumb
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- City of Rainier
- Rignall
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- Saint Clair
- Schneiders Prairie
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- South Bay
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- Sunnydale
- Sunrise Beach
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- Tanglewilde
- City of Tenino
- Thompson Place
- Tono
- City of Tumwater
- Union Mill
- Vail
- Western Junction
- City of Yelm
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Last updated: 2017-06-23