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Welcome to Saint Andrews ...

Saint Andrews is located in Douglas County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Andrews, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Andrews: St. Andrews

Saint Andrews is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Saint Andrews is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Saint Andrews is located in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Andrews ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Saint Andrews - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Manitoba, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Saint Andrews ...

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

  • Coulee City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mansfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mold ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
    • Mold is located in Douglas County
  • Banks Lake South
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Lake South
    • Banks Lake South is located in Grant County
  • Withrow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
    • Withrow is located in Douglas County
  • Stratford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Grant County
  • Soap Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Almira
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Grant 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 Saint Andrews. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Andrews.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Andrews ...

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

Adding Saint Andrews to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Andrews 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 Saint Andrews was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saint Andrews post office opened in 1890.

We also found Saint Andrews in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Andrews.

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Andrews - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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