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Hongking

Ghost town · King County, Washington

Tacoma North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Tacoma North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hongking 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 Hongking as a historical populated place on the Tacoma North 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 47.3518° N, 122.4762° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTacoma North
Elevation-2 ft
Nearest living townBrowns Point, WA
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1514853
Coordinates47.35177, -122.47624

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What's there now

Hongking is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Browns Point, WA (population 998), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly -2 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 Hongking?

Hongking is in King County, Washington, at 47.3518, -122.4762.

How many ghost towns are in King County?

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

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