Anglin Okanogan County, Washington


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Anglin

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Anglin

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

Name Description
Anglin Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Anglin

References to Anglin that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

ANGLIN, town in Okanogan County. Named in honor of T. S. Anglin, who was appointed postmaster on October 28, 1902. (T. S. Anglin, in Names MSS., Letter 263.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

BENCH CREEK, a tributary of Bonaparte Creek in Okanogan County. It was named from being on a prominent bench not far from Anglin. (Charles Clark, in Names MSS., Letter 288.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2017-03-04