Nass, Washington
Nass is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately one mile east of Granger.
Nass, Washington
Nass Spur[1] | |
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| Coordinates: 46°20′19″N 120°08′46″W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Yakima |
| Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98932 |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1511176[3] |
The community developed around a spur of the Northern Pacific Railway Company line. According to railroad historians, NASS stands for National Agricultural Statistics Service, although the community may have been named after people in the area with a last name of Nass.[1]
References
- "Station Roster Master List: Nass". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "Nass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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