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Welcome to Sawyer ...

Sawyer is located in Yakima County<1>.


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


Sawyer is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sawyer: (509)

Communities Also Named Sawyer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Sawyer - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sawyer ...

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

  • Yakima
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Toppenish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Selah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Moxee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Granger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zillah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Parker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Parker 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 Sawyer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sawyer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sawyer ...

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

Adding Sawyer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sawyer 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 Sawyer was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Sawyer mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sawyer.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sawyer. 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://wa.gov/

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 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 Sawyer - 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.









 

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