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Welcome to Mitchell ...

Mitchell is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitchell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Mitchell is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mitchell: 509

Communities Also Named Mitchell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Mitchell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ontario, Oregon (4), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mitchell ...

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

  • Moses Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ephrata
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Warden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Soap Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Krupp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Krupp is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krupp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Cascade Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
  • Mae
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mae is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
  • Ruff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ruff is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
  • Stratford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Stratford is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchell ...

Looking for more information about Mitchell? 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 Mitchell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mitchell.

Adding Mitchell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mitchell 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 (so far) for Mitchell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mitchell post office opened in 1907. The Mitchell post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitchell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mitchell - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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