Amber, Washington
Amber is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States.[1] The town, which has few residents, is located along Amber Lake. Amber is assigned the ZIP code 99004.
Originally the town and lake were named, Calvert, for Samuel Calvert, who moved to this area in the 1890s. A post office was established nearby by Bartley Costello in 1909, who named it Amber. It remained in operation until 1975.[2] The town changed its name during the 1910s to Amber (and then changed the lake name to Amber) to avoid confusion and expedite the mail service.[3][4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amber, Washington
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 6.
- "Washington Place Names: Amber". Tacoma Public Library Digital Collection. Tacoma Public Library. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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