Servia, Washington

Servia was a town in Adams County, Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

Servia, Washington
Servia is located in Washington (state)
Servia
Servia
Servia is located in the United States
Servia
Servia
Coordinates: 46°55′23″N 118°45′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyAdams
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

When the Milwaukee Railway was built through Servia, the officials named the station after the Kingdom of Serbia. Consequently, the community derived its name from Serbia.[1][2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Servia, Washington
  2. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 267.
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