Van Zandt 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
Whatcom County
Whatcom County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Canadian Lower Mainland (the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts of British Columbia) to the north, Okanogan ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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.
History
A post office called Van Zandt was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1955. J. M. Van Zandt, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.
References
Unincorporated communities in Whatcom County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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