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Welcome to Laurier ...

Laurier is located in Ferry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Laurier is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Laurier: 509

The ZIP code for Laurier: 99146<3>

Communities Also Named Laurier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Laurier - they are located in Manitoba and Ontario.

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

Communities near Laurier ...

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

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 Laurier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laurier. 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 Laurier.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurier ...

Looking for more information about Laurier? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laurier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laurier.

Adding Laurier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurier 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 Laurier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Laurier post office opened in 1902.

We also found Laurier on a map titled Gulf Oil Map of British Columbia (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurier.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Ferry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Laurier). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Laurier or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/