Flint, Washington
Flint Spur[1]
Flint, Washington is located in Yakima County
Flint, Washington
Flint, Washington
Location of Flint, Washington
Flint, Washington is located in Washington (state)
Flint, Washington
Flint, Washington
Flint, Washington (Washington (state))
Coordinates: 46°26′46″N 120°20′43″W / 46.4462394°N 120.3453356°W / 46.4462394; -120.3453356[2]
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyYakima
Elevation823 ft (251 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98939
Area code509
GNIS feature ID1510974[3]

Flint is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles east of Wapato.

The town was named in honor of Isaac Alvinza Flint (founding elder of a church in Yakima city) by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Station Roster Master List: Flint". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  2. "Flint". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.


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