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Welcome to Lichty ...

Lichty is located in Yakima County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lichty: 509

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)
  • Grandview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Toppenish
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Prosser
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Granger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Zillah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mabton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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.<4> 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Yakima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lichty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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