Coordinates: 47°26′28″N 122°14′44″W / 47.44111°N 122.24556°W / 47.44111; -122.24556

Orillia, Washington

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Orillia, Washington
Ghost town
Orillia is located in Washington (state)
Orillia
Orillia
Orillia is located in the United States
Orillia
Orillia
Coordinates: 47°26′28″N 122°14′44″W / 47.44111°N 122.24556°W / 47.44111; -122.24556
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing
Established1887
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Orillia, Washington was a former community, southwest of Renton in the Green River Valley of King County in the U.S. state of Washington. At one time, it had a schoolhouse.[1] Today it lies on the border between the cities of Kent, Tukwila and Renton.

A post office called Orillia was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1964.[2] The community was named after Orillia, Ontario, Canada, the native home of an early settler.[3] In 1959, the cities of Kent and Renton annexed the community.[4]

Red Badgro was born in Orillia.

Notes

  1. ^ The Green-Duwamish River: Connecting people with a diverse environment. Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/TAG. No date, appears to be 2008 or 2009.
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 201.
  4. ^ Reiner, Cathy (June 6, 1979). "Proposed highway is road to nowhere for Orillia". The Seattle Times. p. H2.
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