Glenoma is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Lewis County located off

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, between the towns of

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and Randle. The area is northeast of

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History

Glenoma was originally named Vern and briefly as Verndale. The area was later renamed by Beverly Coiner, deriving the moniker by combining ''glen'', meaning "valley", and ''oma'', from the Hebrew word for "a measure of grain"; the name was construed to mean "fruitful valley". The official date of the creation of the town is unknown. The first covered swimming pool in Lewis County opened in Glenoma in 1961.

Climate

According to the

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system, Glenoma has a

warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Education

Students in the town are served by the

White Pass School District The White Pass School District is a school located in East Lewis County, Washington. It serves the communities of Packwood, Randle, and Glenoma which are located along US Highway 12. The district currently has a student ...

. The Glenoma Elementary school was built in the 1920s. It was rebuilt after a fire in 1932 and razed in 2011 after it had been closed due to low enrollment. Elementary students in the area began attending

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Elementary School in 2004.

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References

Populated places in Lewis County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Lewis County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) {{LewisCountyWA-geo-stub