Weikel, Washington

Weikel is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately one mile north of Yakima, adjacent to Cowiche Creek, at the west end of Cowiche Canyon.

Weikel, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°37′57″N 120°40′02″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Yakima
Elevation [2]	1,503 ft (458 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98908
Area code(s)	509
GNIS feature ID	1511415[2]

The community was founded in 1914 by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company. Weikel was named after George Weikel whose land was acquired by the railroad for the rail right-of-way. [3] George Weikel was born came to Yakima in 1877 and helped to construct the Tieton canal. A few early maps spelled the name 'Wiekel'.[4]

References

1. "Weikel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Station Roster Master List: Weikel". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
4. "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Retrieved October 27, 2012.