Bush Thurston County, Washington
Mapped Location
Bush: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Bush
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bush
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bush | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Bush
References to Bush that document the origin of its place name
BUSH PRAIRIE, near Olympia in Thurston County. It was named in honor of George Bush, a colored man of high character, who came to Puget Sound in the party with Michael T. Simmons. Bush was the first settler on the prairie that bears his name. There is a postoffice there called Bush. (H. B. McElroy, in Names MSS., Letter 46.)
Thurston County
- Beachcrest
- Belmore
- Bordeaux
- Boston Harbor
- Town of Bucoda
- Bush
- Carlyon Beach
- Chain Hill
- Delphi
- East Olympia
- Edgewater Beach
- Elizan Beach
- Essex
- Fir Tree
- Five Corners
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- Grand Mound
- Gravelly Beach
- Helsing Junction
- Independence
- Kellys Korner
- City of Lacey
- Lamberts Corner
- Littlerock
- Madrona Beach
- Marshville (historical)
- Maytown
- McIntosh
- Michigan Hill
- Mima
- Mushroom Corner
- Nisqually
- North Olympia
- North Yelm
- Offutt Lake
- City of Olympia
- Peterson Corner
- Plumb
- Puget
- City of Rainier
- Rignall
- Rochester
- Saint Clair
- Schneiders Prairie
- Skookumchuck
- South Bay
- South Union
- Sunnydale
- Sunrise Beach
- Sunset Beach
- Tanglewilde
- City of Tenino
- Thompson Place
- Tono
- City of Tumwater
- Union Mill
- Vail
- Western Junction
- City of Yelm
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Last updated: 2024-06-04