Cromwell is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Pierce County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
.
History
A post office called Cromwell was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1931. The community was named after J. B. Cromwell, a postal official.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pierce County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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