Town of Index Snohomish County, Washington
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- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Town of Index
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Town of Index | Official |
| Index | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Town of Index
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INDEX, a town in the southeastern part of Snohomish County and just north of Index Mountain. It is claimed that the mountain got its name from the sharp pinnacle at its summit, pointing upward like an index finger.
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A Bibliography for Town of Index, Snohomish County, Washington
The Sky Valley. Volume 2 a photographic history by Buddie Williams
Authored by local historian Buddie Williams, The Sky Valley, Volume 2: A Photographic History continues the visual documentation of Washington's rugged Skykomish River corridor through a rich collection of historic photographs and archival ephemera. The volume captures the dramatic transformation of towns like Index, Sultan, and Startup as they evolved from raw logging camps and mining outposts into established, tight-knit communities framed by the Cascade Mountains. Through vintage images of steam locomotives, timber mills, high-water floods, and local school children, the text portrays the relentless daily labor required to carve civilization out of a steep, flood-prone river valley. A keen insight drawn from the work is how visual archives of mountain valleys expose the inherent fragility of industrial frontier settlements; the recurring imagery of swollen rivers and swept-away bridges reminds readers that human infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest was always engaged in a precarious, high-stakes negotiation with an overwhelmingly powerful natural topography.
28 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Index a historical perspective by Ruth Burgstahler
Snohomish County
- Alderwood Manor
- Andron
- City of Arlington
- Arlington Heights
- Arlington Junction
- Barco
- Bedal
- Beverly Acres
- City of Bothell
- City of Brier
- Bromart
- Bryant
- Casino Corner
- Cathan
- Cathcart
- Cavalero Corner
- Cedar Valley
- Cicero
- Clearview
- Town of Darrington
- Echo Lake
- Edgecomb
- City of Edmonds
- English
- Esperance
- City of Everett
- Everett Junction
- Fairmont
- Firdale
- Florence
- Fobes Hill
- Forest Glade
- Fortson
- Fryelands
- Galena
- Getchell
- City of Gold Bar
- Grace
- City of Granite Falls
- Halford
- Halterman
- Hazel
- High Rock
- Hyland
- Town of Index
- Jamison Corner
- John Sam Lake
- Jordan
- Kennard Corner
- Kruse
- Kruse Junction
- Lake Bosworth
- Lake Goodwin
- Lake Ketchum
- Lake Roesiger
- City of Lake Stevens
- Lake Stickney
- Lakewood
- Larimers Corner
- Lochsloy
- City of Lynnwood
- Machias
- Maltby
- Martha Lake
- City of Marysville
- May Creek
- McKees Beach
- Meadowdale
- City of Mill Creek
- Mission Beach
- City of Monroe
- Monte Cristo
- City of Mountlake Terrace
- City of Mukilteo
- Murphys Corner
- Nelsons Corner
- Norman
- North Creek
- North Lynnwood
- North Marysville
- North Stanwood
- North Sultan
- Osborn Corner
- Oso
- Pearson Eddy
- Picnic Point
- Pilchuck
- Pilchuck
- Priest Point
- Rees Corner
- Reiter
- Riverside
- Robe
- Roosevelt
- Rowan
- Seattle Heights
- Seattle Hill
- Serene
- Shaker Church
- Silvana
- Silvana Terraces
- Silver Firs
- Silverton
- Sisco
- Sisco Heights
- City of Snohomish
- Sobey
- South Snohomish
- Spee-Bi-Dah
- City of Stanwood
- Startup
- Stimson Crossing
- City of Sultan
- Sunny Shores
- Swede Heaven
- Thrashers Corner
- Three Lakes
- Totem Park
- Trafton
- Tulalip
- Tulalip Bay
- Tulare Beach
- Tulker
- Turner Corner
- Verlot
- Wagner
- Warm Beach
- Weallup Lake
- West Lake Stevens
- White Horse
- Wintermutes Corner
- Woodruff
- Woods Creek
- City of Woodway
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Last updated: 2025-09-23