Welcome to Lichty ...

Lichty is located in Yakima County<1>.

The location of Lichty has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lichty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Lichty is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lichty lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lichty lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Lichty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lichty - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lichty.

Communities near Lichty ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lichty.

• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <4>
• Grandview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Toppenish
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toppenish
  • Toppenish is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toppenish <4>
• Prosser
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
  • Prosser is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosser <4>
• Granger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Granger is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <4>
• Zillah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zillah
  • Zillah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zillah <4>
• Mabton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabton
  • Mabton is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabton <4>
• Outlook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
  • Outlook is located in Yakima County
• Byron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Yakima County
• Satus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satus
  • Satus is located in Yakima County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lichty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lichty.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lichty. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lichty.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lichty. See our Newspapers Page for Lichty.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lichty ...

Looking for more information about Lichty? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lichty, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lichty.

Adding Lichty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lichty in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lichty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lichty post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lichty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lichty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/