Corfu, Washington

Ghost town in Washington, United States

Corfu, Washington

Ghost town

Corfu, Washington

Coordinates: 46°48′54″N 119°27′19″W﻿ / ﻿46.81500°N 119.45528°W﻿ / 46.81500; -119.45528
Country| United States
State| Washington
County| Grant
Established| 1910
Elevation

| 630 ft (190 m)
Population

(1920s)

• Total

| 131
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code|

99357

Area code| 509
GNIS feature ID| 1510890[1]

Corfu is a ghost town[2] in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[3] The community was named after the island of Corfu, in Greece.[4]

## Geography

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Corfu is located in the valley of lower Crab Creek. The Saddle Mountains rise abruptly from the valley floor to the immediate south of Corfu to elevations over 2,000 feet.

## History

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The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad had a stop in Corfu from 1909. At its peak in the 1920s Corfu's population was 131,[2] and the town offered services like a store, gas, school, and train depot. The town's population declined dramatically as highway networks developed and bypassed Corfu. By 1930 the population had fallen by more than 50% from its peak.[2] The rail line was discontinued in 1980.

A post office called Corfu was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1943.[5]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corfu, Washington
2. ^ a b c "Corfu". Ghost Towns of Washington. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corfu, Washington
4. ^ "Unusual names, odd spellings found in Washington". The Spokesman-Review. December 24, 1977. pp. A12. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
5. ^ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Washington, United States

County seat: Ephrata

Cities|

* Electric City
* Ephrata
* George
* Grand Coulee
* Mattawa
* Moses Lake
* Quincy
* Royal City
* Soap Lake
* Warden

Map of Washington highlighting Grant County

Towns|

* Coulee City
* Coulee Dam‡
* Hartline
* Krupp (Marlin)
* Wilson Creek

CDPs|

* Banks Lake South
* Beverly
* Cascade Valley
* Crescent Bar
* Desert Aire
* Lakeview
* Marine View
* Moses Lake North
* Schwana
* Sunland Estates
* Wheeler

Other
communities|

* Burke
* Mae
* Ruff
* Smyrna
* Stratford
* Trinidad

Ghost towns|

* Corfu
* Haven

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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