Mountain View Whatcom County, Washington


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

 

Information

General information on Mountain View

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Mountain View

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

Name Description
Mountain View Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Mountain View

References to Mountain View that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

MOUNTAIN VIEW, on a hill near Ferndale, in Whatcom County. On account of the splendid view of the mountains and surrounding country, the place was named by Mrs. H. A. Smith who settled there in 1877. (Fred C. Whitney of Ferndale, in Names MSS. Letter 156.) The same name was at one time used for Clearlake, Skagit County.

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2017-07-01