Telford, Washington

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Telford, Washington

| settlement_type =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Washington

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Lincoln

| pushpin_map = Washington#USA

| pushpin_label = Telford

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| timezone = Pacific (PST)

| utc_offset = -8

| timezone_DST = PDT

| utc_offset_DST = -7

| elevation_ft = 2326

| coordinates = {{coord|47|41|40|N|118|24|26|W|type:city_region:US-WA_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 99122

| area_code = 509

| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

| blank1_info = 1511563{{cite gnis|id=1511563|name=Telford}}

}}

Telford is a ghost town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Washington.{{GNIS|1511563}}

History

A post office called Telford was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1917.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 August 2016}} The community was named after M. A. Telford, a local cattleman.{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=320|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=304}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Washington

Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)