Rockdale, Washington

Rockdale is an extinct town in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

A post office called Rockdale was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1915.^[2] The community was named for the abundance of rock near the original town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockdale, Washington
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 246.

Municipalities and communities of King County, Washington, United States

County seat: Seattle

Cities	Algona Auburn‡ Bellevue Black Diamond Bothell‡ Burien Carnation Clyde Hill Covington Des Moines Duvall Enumclaw‡ Federal Way Issaquah Kenmore Kent Kirkland Lake Forest Park Maple Valley Medina Mercer Island Milton‡ Newcastle Normandy Park North Bend Pacific‡ Redmond Renton Sammamish SeaTac Seattle Shoreline Snoqualmie Tukwila Woodinville

Towns	Beaux Arts Village Hunts Point Skykomish Yarrow Point

CDPs	Ames Lake Baring Boulevard Park Bryn Mawr-Skyway Cottage Lake East Renton Highlands Fairwood Fall City Hobart Klahanie Lake Holm Lake Marcel-Stillwater Lake Morton-Berrydale Lakeland North Lakeland South Maple Heights-Lake Desire Mirrormont Ravensdale Riverbend Riverton Shadow Lake Snoqualmie Pass‡ Tanner Union Hill-Novelty Hill Vashon White Center Wilderness Rim

Unincorporated communities	Bayne Cumberland Edgewick Ernie's Grove Grotto High Point Kanaskat Kangley Krain Lisabeula Magnolia Beach Osceola Palmer Preston Raeco Selleck Stillwater Veazie White

Indian reservation	Muckleshoot Reservation‡

Ghost towns	Barneston Hot Springs Kerriston Lester Nagrom Page Rockdale Sheridan Taylor Wellington Weston

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

Coordinates: 47°23′32″N 121°27′15″W / 47.39222°N 121.45417°W / 47.39222; -121.45417

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