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Day City

Ghost town · King County, Washington

Everett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Everett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Day City is a ghost town in King County, Washington. It is one of 28 former communities in King County on the federal names register. No county in Washington has more among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Day City as a historical populated place on the Bothell topographic quadrangle: 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 47.7665° N, 122.1562° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBothell
Elevation98 ft
Nearest living townWoodinville, WA
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1514850
Coordinates47.76649, -122.15624

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What's there now

Day City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodinville, WA (population 13,440), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 98 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 Day City?

Day City is in King County, Washington, at 47.7665, -122.1562.

How many ghost towns are in King County?

King County, Washington has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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