McIntosh, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 46°51′46″N 122°46′39″W / 46.86278°N 122.77750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Thurston |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
McIntosh is an
unincorporated community in
Thurston County, in the
U.S. state of
Washington.
[1] The community is situated around
McIntosh Lake off
Washington State Route 507 between the cities of
Tenino and
Rainer.
The community was named in 1889 by Northern Pacific Railroad officials after a local landholder who gave them land in exchange for the naming rights. [1] A post office was in operation at McIntosh from 1904 until 1928. [2] [3]