Huntsville 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
Columbia 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
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** A ...
.
History
A post office called Huntsville was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1968. The community was named for B. J. Hunt, an original owner of the town site.
References
Unincorporated communities in Columbia County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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