Irby is an unincorporated community in southern Lincoln County, Washington, United States, west of Odessa, north of State Route 28 on Irby Road. The BNSF Railway runs through the town. It was founded as a ranch in 1878 by John Irby.[2] A post office called Irby was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1962.[3]
Irby, Washington | |
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![]() The street in Irby features this grain elevator (1998) | |
Coordinates: 47°21′34″N 118°51′00″W / 47.35944°N 118.85000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Lincoln |
Elevation | 1,404 ft (428 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP Code | 99159 |
GNIS feature ID | 1511053[1] |
Geography
editIrby is located on Crab Creek.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Irby". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 27, 2002. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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