Hazard is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[2]

Hazard
Hazard Post Office
Hazard Post Office
Hazard is located in Washington (state)
Hazard
Hazard
Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 47°52′40″N 117°31′08″W / 47.87778°N 117.51889°W / 47.87778; -117.51889
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountySpokane
Elevation
2,145 ft (654 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
99006
GNIS feature ID1514873[1]

Geography

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Hazard is located on the Wild Rose Prairie, a region of farmland in northern Spokane County between U.S. Route 395 and the Stevens County. The county line is about one mile west of Hazard.[3] There is no defined community center at Hazard, the location is dominated by farms with structures and homes spread out hundreds of feet apart.[4]

Hazard is about 12 miles by road northeast of the suburban and commercial fringes of the Spokane urban area.[3]

History

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A post office called Hazard was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1904.[5] The community was named after R. R. Hazard, a local merchant.[6]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazard, Washington
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazard, Washington
  3. ^ a b "Washington Clayton Quadrangle". usgs.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1944. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Google Maps". maps.google.com. Google. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  6. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 111.