Glacier Whatcom County, Washington


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Glacier

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Glacier

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

Name Description
Glacier Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Glacier

References to Glacier that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

GLACIER, a town in the northern part of Whatcom County. It was named for a large glacier on the nearby Mount Baker. (Lucy S. Drake of Glacier, in Names M88., Letter 142.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2024-06-03