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Byron, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°11′18″N 119°52′41″W / 46.1884655°N 119.8780924°W / 46.1884655; -119.8780924
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Yakima
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98935
Area code	509
GNIS feature ID	1510854

Byron is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles west of Prosser.

History

The community was founded in 1908 by the Byron Improvement Company. According to local settlers, the community was named after surveyors found a post marked 'Byron', which was sent in 1890 by the Northern Pacific Railway Company.

The railroad's records contain notes stating that Earl Byron, a sheep herder, had a railroad siding for loading sheep onto railroad cars, at the town location in 1881. Byron's post office was open from August 4, 1909, until January 31, 1955.

This is also the home of professional wrestler Byron Saxton.

References

1. "Byron". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 33.
5. "Station Roster Master List: Ashue". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
6. "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Yakima County, Washington, United States
County seat: Yakima
Cities	Grandview Granger Mabton Moxee Selah Sunnyside Tieton Toppenish Union Gap Wapato Yakima Zillah
Towns	Harrah Naches
CDPs	Ahtanum Buena Cliffdell Cowiche Donald Eschbach Gleed Nile Outlook Parker Satus Summitview Tampico Terrace Heights White Swan
Other communities	Artesian Brownstown Byron East Selah Fruitvale Goose Prairie Gromore Pomona Rimrock Wenas
Indian reservation	Yakama Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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