Osceola was an unincorporated community that existed in
King County, Washington
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the st ...
, around the turn of the 20th century, about two miles southeast of
Enumclaw
Enumclaw ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 12,543 at the 2020 census.
The Enumclaw Plateau, on which the city resides, was formed by a volcanic mudflow (lahar) from Mount Rainier approximately 5,700 ye ...
. Today not much remains except the last surviving
one-room schoolhouse
One-room schools, or schoolhouses, were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain. In most rural and s ...
on the Enumclaw plateau; it is now the Osceola Community Club, a women's social club. The
Osceola Mudflow
The Osceola Mudflow, also known as the Osceola Lahar, was a lahar in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington that descended from the summit and northeast slope of Mount Rainier during a period of eruptions about 5,600 years ago. It tr ...
that spread from nearby
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier (), indigenously known as Tahoma, Tacoma, Tacobet, or təqʷubəʔ, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, located in Mount Rainier National Park about south-southeast of Seattle. With a s ...
approximately 5,000 years ago forms much of the Enumclaw plateau, and was named after the community.
Ghost towns in Washington (state)
History of King County, Washington
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