City of Tukwila King County, Washington

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

 

Information

General information on City of Tukwila

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

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

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

Name Description
City of Tukwila Official
Tukwila Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Tukwila

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

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

TUKWILA, a town in the west central part of King County, was named when the postoffice was obtained in 1905. The former name was Garden Station. When asked for a list of acceptable names, Joel Shomaker suggested the Indian word Tuck-wil-la, meaning "land of hazelnuts." The Post Office Department shortened it and accepted it as it was different from any other name of a postoffice in the United States. Later Mr. Shomaker became mayor of the town. (Mrs. M. M. Lutz, Postmistress of Tukwila, in Names MSS. Letter 532.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names
Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 317  |  Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

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Last updated: 2017-07-03