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Getchell, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 48°04′19″N 122°05′49″W / 48.07194°N 122.09694°W / 48.07194; -122.09694
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Snohomish
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Getchell is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

Getchell was platted in the 1890s by Lysander W. Getchell, and named for him. A post office called Getchell was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1918.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Getchell, Washington
2. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 96.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
4. "Tall-timber tale". The News Tribune. February 6, 1977. p. 24. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Snohomish County, Washington, United States
County seat: Everett
Cities	Arlington Bothell‡ Brier Edmonds Everett Gold Bar Granite Falls Lake Stevens Lynnwood Marysville Mill Creek Monroe Mountlake Terrace Mukilteo Snohomish Stanwood Sultan Woodway
Towns	Darrington Index
CDPs	Alderwood Manor Arlington Heights Bothell East Bothell West Bryant Bunk Foss Canyon Creek Cathcart Cavalero Chain Lake Clearview Eastmont Esperance Fobes Hill Hat Island High Bridge Kayak Point Lake Bosworth Lake Cassidy Lake Goodwin Lake Ketchum Lake Roesiger Lake Stickney Larch Way Lochsloy Machias Maltby Martha Lake May Creek Meadowdale Mill Creek East Monroe North North Lynnwood North Marysville North Sultan Northwest Stanwood Oso Picnic Point Silvana Silver Firs Sisco Heights Startup Sunday Lake Swede Heaven Three Lakes Verlot Warm Beach Woods Creek
Other communities	Florence Fortson Getchell Hazel North Creek North Lakewood Reiter Robe Silverton Sisco Smokey Point Trafton
Indian reservation	Tulalip Cathan John Sam Lake Priest Point Quil Ceda Village Shaker Church Stimson Crossing Tulalip Bay Weallup Lake
Military bases	Naval Station Everett
Ghost town	Galena Mineral City (Silver City) Monte Cristo
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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