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Ashue, Washington
Ashue, Washington is located in Yakima County
Ashue, Washington
Ashue, Washington
Location in Yakima County
Ashue, Washington is located in Washington (state)
Ashue, Washington
Ashue, Washington
Location in Washington (state)
Country United States
State Washington
County Yakima
Elevation
833 ft (254 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98951
Area code(s) 509
GNIS feature ID 1510792

Ashue is a small, quiet place in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is not a city or a town with its own government. Instead, it is known as an "unincorporated community." This means it is a group of homes and buildings that are part of a larger county. Ashue is located about two miles southwest of a town called Wapato.

Discovering Ashue: A Small Community in Washington

Ashue is a unique place. It is a small community that does not have its own local government. This means it does not have a mayor or a city council. Instead, services like roads and police are managed by Yakima County.

What is an Unincorporated Community?

An unincorporated community is a place where people live together, but it is not officially a city or town. It is part of a larger county. People living in unincorporated areas get their services from the county government. This is different from a city, which has its own local rules and leaders.

How Ashue Began: The Railway Story

Ashue was established a long time ago, in 1912. It was created by a company called the Toppenish, Simcoe and Western Railway Company. Railways were very important back then for travel and moving goods. They often built small communities along their routes. Ashue became one of these stops.

The Name of Ashue

The community of Ashue got its name in a special way. It was named after five families who lived nearby when the railway was being built. This shows how important local families were to the early development of the area.

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