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Bishop

Ghost town · Whitman County, Washington

Bishop quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Bishop quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bishop is a ghost town in Whitman County, Washington, recorded as human settlement in Washington, United States of America. It is one of 9 former communities in Whitman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bishop as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.5758° N, 117.2889° W.

Key facts

Elevation745 ft
Nearest living townColton, WA
Distance to it7.6 miles
Coordinates46.57583, -117.28889

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What's there now

Bishop is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Colton, WA (population 291), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 745 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bishop?

Bishop is in Whitman County, Washington, at 46.5758, -117.2889.

How many ghost towns are in Whitman County?

Whitman County, Washington has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.