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Hazard
Unincorporated community
Hazard Post Office
HazardLocation within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 47°52′40″N 117°31′08″W / 47.87778°N 117.51889°W / 47.87778; -117.51889
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Spokane
Elevation	2,145 ft (654 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	99006
GNIS feature ID	1514873

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

Geography

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. There is no defined community center at Hazard, the location is dominated by farms with structures and homes spread out hundreds of feet apart.

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

History

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

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazard, Washington
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazard, Washington
3. ^ "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.

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