Offutt Lake, Washington

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States

Offutt Lake, Washington

Unincorporated community

Offutt Lake

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Offutt Lake

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Coordinates: 46°54′37″N 122°49′32″W﻿ / ﻿46.91028°N 122.82556°W﻿ / 46.91028; -122.82556
Country| United States
State| Washington
County| Thurston
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)

Offutt Lake is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] The community is situated around Offutt Lake and is east of Millersylvania State Park. The populated area of Skookumchuck lies to the east and the city of Tenino is roughly south.

## History

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A post office called Offut was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1918.[2] The community takes its name from nearby Offutt Lake.[3] A variant name was "Offutt".[4]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Offutt Lake, Washington
2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
3. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 195.
4. ^ "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 60. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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Municipalities and communities of Thurston County, Washington, United States

County seat: Olympia

Cities|

* Lacey
* Olympia
* Rainier
* Tenino
* Tumwater
* Yelm

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Town|

* Bucoda

CDPs|

* Grand Mound
* Nisqually Indian Community
* North Yelm
* Rochester
* Tanglewilde

Unincorporated
communities|

* Belmore
* Boston Harbor
* Bush
* Delphi
* Driftwood
* East Olympia
* Fir Tree
* Gate
* Independence
* Littlerock
* Maytown
* McIntosh
* Mima
* Offutt Lake
* Puget
* Rignall
* Skookumchuck
* Sunnydale
* Vail

Indian reservation|

* Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation‡
* Nisqually Indian Reservation

Ghost town|

* Bordeaux
* Tono

Footnotes|

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

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