McIntosh, Washington

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McIntosh is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington.{{GNIS|1514927|name=McIntosh}} The community is situated around McIntosh Lake off Washington State Route 507 between the cities of Tenino and Rainer.

History

The community was named in 1889 by Northern Pacific Railroad officials after a local landholder who gave them land in exchange for the naming rights. A post office was in operation at McIntosh from 1904 until 1928.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WA&county=Thurston | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=28 March 2018}}{{cite web | url=http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/historic/docs/Place-Names.pdf | title=Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide | publisher=Thurston County Historical Commission | date=1992 | accessdate=31 March 2024 | pages=50 | archive-date=24 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324163309/https://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/historic/docs/Place-Names.pdf | url-status=dead }}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Thurston County, Washington