Mercer Island Town King County, Washington


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Mercer Island Town

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Mercer Island Town

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

Name Description
Mercer Island Town Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Mercer Island Town

References to Mercer Island Town that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

MERCER ISLAND, along the Eastern shore of Lake Washington, in King County. It was named in honor of Asa Shinn Mercer who once owned land there. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 30, 1909). By the Duwamish Indians the place was called "Klut-use." (J. A.Costello, The Siwash.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

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Last updated: 2016-12-12