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Updated 3/03
Incorporations of Washington Cities and Towns by Year
Adapted from 1979 OFM Information*
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| 1854 | 1854 | Steilacoom, Pierce | 5/26/1890 reorganized |
| 1857 | 1/23/1857 | Vancouver, Clark | |
| 1859 | 1/28/1859 | Olympia, Thurston | |
| 1860 | 1/16/1860 | Port Townsend, Jefferson | File also shows it was incorporated on 11/05/1873. |
| 1862 | 1/11/1862 | Walla Walla, Walla Walla | File also shows it was incorporated on 11/28/1883. |
| 1863 | 1/15/1863 | Lewiston | No record of disposition (county unknown). Washington Territory? |
| 1869 | 11/25/1869 | Tumwater, Thurston | Passed by Territorial Legislature, approved by governor12/2/1869; orginal act amended 11/12/1875 |
| 1869 | 12/2/1869 | Seattle, King | |
| 1871 | 11/29/1871 | Kalama, Cowlitz | 11/09/1877 Disincorporated; 7/16/1890 reincorporated |
| 1875 | 11/12/1875 | Tacoma, Pierce | |
| 1879 | 11/14/1879 | Goldendale, Klickitat | |
| 1881 | 11/29/1881 | Colfax, Whitman | Incorporation amended by Legislative Act on 11/28/1883. |
| 1881 | 11/10/1881 | Dayton, Columbia | |
| 1881 | 11/29/1881 | Spokane, Spokane | In 1890 "Falls" dropped from original name, Spokane Falls. |
| 1881 | 11/25/1881 | Waitsburg, Walla Walla | Never reorganized; operates by Territory Charter. |
| 1883 | 11/23/1883 | Chehalis, Lewis | |
| 1883 | 11/28/1883 | Cheney, Spokane | |
| 1883 | 11/26/1883 | Ellensburg, Kittitas | |
| 1883 | 11/20/1883 | La Conner, Skagit | |
| 1883 | 11/26/1883 | Montesano, Grays Harbor | |
| 1883 | 11/24/1883 | Snohomish, Snohomish | |
| 1883 | 11/28/1883 | Sprague, Lincoln | No record available of classification per letter dated 11/30/1950 by city attorney. |
| 1883 | 11/23/1883 | Union Gap, Yakima | Name changed from 'Yakima City' to "Union Gap' on 1/17/1905. |
| 1883 | 11/23/1883 | Yakima City, Yakima | |
| 1886 | 2/03/1886 | Centralia, Lewis | |
| 1886 | 1/27/1886 | North Yakima, Yakima | Name changed to Yakima on 1/01/1918 by Ch. 6 laws of 1917. |
| 1886 | 2/03/1886 | Pomeroy, Garfield | |
| 1886 | 1/27/1886 | Yakima, Yakima | See above Name changed from North Yakima |
| 1888 | 1888 | Farmington, Whitman | 5/12/1890 Reorganized |
| 1888 | 2/22/1888 | Wynooche, Chehalis2 | 6/08/1925 disincorporated |
| 1889 | 11/24/1883 | Whatcom, Whatcom | Consolidated with New Whatcom to form a third class city. |
| 1890 | 5/07/1890 | Winlock, Lewis | Reorganized |
| 1890 | 5/08/1890 | Elma, Grays Harbor | Reorganized |
| 1890 | 5/19/1890 | Kelso, Cowlitz | |
| 1890 | 5/19/1890 | Oakesdale, Whitman | Reorganized |
| 1890 | 9/27/1890 | South Bend, Pacific | |
| 1890 | 5/12/1890 | Aberdeen, Grays Harbor | |
| 1890 | 7/02/1890 | Asotin, Asotin | |
| 1890 | 4/21/1890 | Ballard, King | Consolidated with Seattle 8/04/1908. |
| 1890 | 5/20/1890 | Blaine, Whatcom | |
| 1890 | 5/26/1890 | Buckley, Pierce | |
| 1890 | 6/20/1890 | Castle Rock, Cowlitz | |
| 1890 | 5/19/1890 | Colton, Whitman | |
| 1890 | 6/07/1890 | Colville, Stevens | |
| 1890 | 5/10/1890 | Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor | |
| 1890 | 6/09/1890 | Davenport, Lincoln | |
| 1890 | 5/26/1890 | Denver, Spokane | No further record; no listed as incorporated |
| 1890 | 8/14/1890 | Edmonds, Snohomish | |
| 1890 | 5/13/1890 | Fairhaven, Whatcom | On 11/04/1903 consolidated with Fairhaven and New Whatcom to form Bellingham. |
| 1890 | 6/20/1890 | Garfield, Whitman | Reorganized |
| 1890 | 5/21/1890 | Hoquiam, Grays Harbor | |
| 1890 | 12/16/1890 | Ilwaco, Pacific | |
| 1890 | 5/28/1890 | Kent, King | |
| 1890 | 6/18/1890 | Medical Lake, Spokane | |
| 1890 | 7/05/1890 | Mount Vernon, Skagit | |
| 1890 | 5/07/1890 | New Whatcom, Whatcom | Fairhaven and New Whatcom consolidated to form Bellingham on 11/04/1903. |
| 1890 | 5/01/1890 | Orting, Pierce | Reorganized |
| 1890 | 5/12/1890 | Palouse, Whitman | Reorganized; Original name was Palouse City. |
| 1890 | 6/11/1890 | Port Angeles, Clallam | |
| 1890 | 5/09/1890 | Pullman, Whitman | Reincorporated |
| 1890 | 8/19/1890 | Puyallup, Pierce | |
| 1890 | 7/17/1890 | Ritzville, Adams | |
| 1890 | 6/18/1890 | Rockford, Spokane | |
| 1890 | 4/26/1890 | Roslyn, Kittitas | Reorganized |
| 1890 | 5/17/1890 | Ross Park, Spokane | Reorganized. No record as to disposition. |
| 1890 | 9/01/1890 | Ruby, Okanogan | No longer city. No record of disincorporation. |
| 1890 | 5/23/1890 | Shelton, Mason | |
| 1890 | 9/04/1890 | Sidney, Kitsap | Name changed to Port Orchard by Leg. Act Ch. 21 Laws of 1903. |
| 1890 | 8/23/1890 | Spangle, Spokane | Reorganization |
| 1890 | 5/12/1890 | Tekoa, Whitman | Reorganized |
| 1890 | 5/23/1890 | Uniontown, Whitman | Reorganized |
| 1890 | 5/12/1890 | Waterville, Douglas | |
| 1890 | 8/11/1890 | Wilbur, Lincoln | |
| 1891 | 5/19/1891 | Anacortes, Skagit | |
| 1891 | 6/15/1891 | Auburn, King | Original name was Slaughter. |
| 1891 | 3/19/1891 | Hamilton, Skagit | |
| 1891 | 12/17/1891 | Kettle Falls, Stevens | |
| 1891 | 3/16/1891 | Lynden, Whatcom | |
| 1891 | 3/20/1891 | Marysville, Snohomish | |
| 1891 | 7/29/1891 | Ocosta, Grays Harbor | 11/25/1932 disincorporated |
| 1891 | 9/03/1891 | Pasco, Franklin | |
| 1891 | 3/19/1891 | Sedro, Skagit | Vanished after a flood in 1894 and a fire in 1900.3 |
| 1891 | 6/15/1891 | Slaughter, King | Name changed to Auburn by Leg. Act, laws of 1893, Page 39. |
| 1891 | 6/18/1891 | Sumas, Whatcom | |
| 1891 | 2/07/1891 | Sumner, Pierce | |
| 1891 | 5/15/1891 | Sedro-Woolley, Skagit | |
| 1892 | 4/29/1892 | Gilman, King | Name changed to Issaquah by Leg. Act, Ch. 6, 1899 on 2/02/1899. |
| 1892 | 4/29/1892 | Issaquah, King | Original name was Gilman. |
| 1892 | 4/09/1892 | Latah, Spokane | |
| 1892 | 4/27/1892 | Pataha City, Garfield | No record of disposition; briefly known as Waterstown and Favorsburg.3 |
| 1892 | 10/10/1892 | Toledo, Lewis | |
| 1893 | 8/19/1893 | Charleston, Kitsap | Consolidated with Bremerton on 5/14/1927. |
| 1893 | 1/12/1893 | Columbia, King | Annexed to Seattle on 3/18/1909. |
| 1893 | 5/04/1893 | Everett, Snohomish | |
| 1893 | 8/19/1893 | Port Orchard, Kitsap | |
| 1893 | 1/07/1893 | Wenatchee, Chelan | |
| 1894 | 3/23/1894 | Rosalia, Whitman | |
| 1895 | 12/18/1895 | Hillyard, Spokane | Annexed to City of Spokane. |
| 1896 | 4/24/1896 | Elberton, Whitman | Disincorporated as of 11/14/1966. |
| 1898 | 7/01/1898 | Northport, Stevens | |
| 1898 | 12/21/1898 | Sedro-Woolley, Skagit | |
| 1899 | 3/02/1899 | Prosser, Benton | |
| 1900 | 5/22/1900 | Republic, Ferry | |
| 1901 | 10/15/1901 | Bremerton, Kitsap | |
| 1901 | 9/06/1901 | Renton, King | |
| 1902 | 6/16/1902 | Burlington, Skagit | |
| 1902 | 5/07/1902 | Chelan, Chelan | |
| 1902 | 8/14/1902 | Clarkston, Asotin | |
| 1902 | 2/24/1902 | Cle Elum, Kittitas | |
| 1902 | 4/17/1902 | Harrington, Lincoln | |
| 1902 | 2/04/1902 | Lind, Adams | Name changed to Vader by Leg. Act, Ch. 181, laws of 1913 on 3/25/1913. |
| 1902 | 9/25/1902 | Odessa, Lincoln | |
| 1902 | 9/26/1902 | Sunnyside, Yakima | |
| 1902 | 4/28/1902 | West Seattle, King | Annexed to Seattle on 3/18/1909. |
| 1903 | 4/20/1903 | Creston, Lincoln | |
| 1903 | 5/20/1903 | Arlington, Snohomish | |
| 1903 | 11/04/1903 | Bellingham, Whatcom | |
| 1903 | 2/04/1903 | Chewelah, Stevens | |
| 1903 | 12/21/1903 | Granite Falls, Snohomish | |
| 1903 | 1/07/1903 | Monroe, Snohomish | |
| 1903 | 4/16/1903 | Newport, Pend Oreille | |
| 1903 | 3/13/1903 | Prescott, Walla Walla | |
| 1903 | 4/14/1903 | Reardan, Lincoln | |
| 1903 | 6/09/1903 | Snoqualmie, King | |
| 1903 | 1/06/1903 | South Park, King | Annexed to Seattle on 3/18/1909. |
| 1903 | 2/09/1903 | Springdale, Stevens | |
| 1903 | 10/21/1903 | Stanwood, Snohomish | |
| 1903 | 11/14/1903 | Washtucna, Adams | |
| 1903 | 5/08/1903 | Wilson Creek, Grant | |
| 1904 | 2/01/1904 | Almira, Lincoln | |
| 1904 | 11/11/1904 | Cashmere, Chelan | |
| 1904 | 2/05/1904 | Kennewick, Benton | |
| 1904 | 5/21/1904 | Lakeside, Chelan | Election to consolidate with Chelan held 1/10/56. Filed with Sec of State1/21/1957 |
| 1904 | 3/10/1904 | St. John, Whitman | |
| 1905 | 2/11/1905 | Endicott, Whitman | |
| 1905 | 3/03/1905 | Fairfield, Spokane | |
| 1905 | 10/12/1905 | Kirkland, King | |
| 1905 | 11/07/1905 | Mabton, Yakima | |
| 1905 | 12/18/1905 | Oakville, Grays Harbor | |
| 1905 | 7/14/1905 | South Seattle, King | Annexed to Seattle on 3/18/1909. |
| 1905 | 9/18/1905 | Starbuck, Columbia | |
| 1905 | 6/28/1905 | Sultan, Snohomish | |
| 1906 | 6/18/1906 | Camas, Clark | |
| 1906 | 9/05/1906 | Leavenworth, Chelan | |
| 1906 | 1/12/1906 | Little Falls, Lewis | |
| 1906 | 3/09/1906 | Pe Ell, Lewis | |
| 1906 | 11/10/1906 | Ruston, Pierce | |
| 1906 | 7/05/1906 | South East Seattle, King | Annexed to Seattle on 3/18/1909. |
| 1906 | 7/24/1906 | Tenino, Thurston | |
| 1906 | 1/12/1906 | Vader, Lewis | Name changed from Little Falls by Leg. Act. Ch. 181 on 3/25/1913. |
| 1906 | 3/27/1906 | Woodland, Cowlitz | |
| 1907 | 2/18/1907 | Cathlamet, Wahkiakum | |
| 1907 | 5/10/1907 | Coulee City, Grant | |
| 1907 | 3/19/1907 | Ferndale, Whatcom | |
| 1907 | 3/06/1907 | Hartline, Grant | |
| 1907 | 7/31/1907 | Hatton, Adams | |
| 1907 | 10/11/1907 | Index, Snohomish | |
| 1907 | 5/31/1907 | Kahlotus, Franklin | |
| 1907 | 9/04/1907 | Milton, Pierce | |
| 1907 | 10/29/1907 | Okanogan, Okanogan | |
| 1907 | 12/18/1907 | Poulsbo, Kitsap | |
| 1907 | 3/27/1907 | Quincy, Grant | |
| 1907 | 8/06/1907 | Raymond, Pacific | |
| 1907 | 12/16/1907 | Stevenson, Skamania | |
| 1907 | 4/29/1907 | Toppenish, Yakima | |
| 1907 | 5/15/1907 | Waverly, Spokane | |
| 1907 | 6/03/1907 | White Salmon, Klickitat | |
| 1908 | 11/11/1908 | Conconully, Okanogan | |
| 1908 | 9/26/1908 | Cunningham, Adams | 10/01/1924 disincorporated |
| 1908 | 6/24/1908 | Deer Park, Spokane | |
| 1908 | 8/07/1908 | Oroville, Okanogan | |
| 1908 | 1/16/1908 | Roy, Pierce | |
| 1908 | 6/23/1908 | Tukwila, King | |
| 1908 | 9/16/1908 | Wapato, Yakima | |
| 1908 | 12/04/1908 | Washougal, Clark | |
| 1908 | 7/31/1908 | Yacolt, Clark | |
| 1909 | 4/14/1909 | Bothell, King | |
| 1909 | 5/08/1909 | Concrete, Skagit | |
| 1909 | 10/28/1909 | Eatonville, Pierce | |
| 1909 | 6/21/1909 | Ephrata, Grant | |
| 1909 | 2/10/1909 | Friday Harbor, San Juan | |
| 1909 | 9/21/1909 | Grandview, Yakima | |
| 1909 | 9/28/1909 | Granger, Yakima | |
| 1909 | 8/27/1909 | La Center, Clark | |
| 1909 | 5/08/1909 | Lyman, Skagit | |
| 1909 | 12/20/1909 | Malden, Whitman | |
| 1909 | 3/12/1909 | North Bend, King | |
| 1909 | 8/10/1909 | Pacific, King | |
| 1909 | 8/26/1909 | Ridgefield, Clark | |
| 1909 | 6/05/1909 | Skykomish, King | |
| 1909 | 2/17/1909 | South Prairie, Pierce | |
| 1909 | 8/13/1909 | Twisp, Okanogan | |
| 1909 | 7/24/1909 | Wilkeson, Pierce | |
| 1910 | 3/04/1910 | Albion, Whitman | |
| 1910 | 4/20/1910 | Coupeville, Island | |
| 1910 | 4/29/1910 | Brewster, Okanogan | |
| 1910 | 3/21/1910 | Bridgeport, Douglas | |
| 1910 | 7/07/1910 | Bucoda, Thurston | |
| 1910 | 11/28/1910 | Connell, Franklin | |
| 1910 | 9/16/1910 | Gold Bar, Snohomish | |
| 1910 | 1/11/1910 | Ione, Pend Oreille | |
| 1910 | 10/22/1910 | Lamont, Whitman | |
| 1910 | 10/18/1910 | Marcus, Stevens | |
| 1910 | 2/16/1910 | McMurray, Skagit | Disincorporated 10/31/1922 |
| 1910 | 5/31/1910 | Othello, Adams | |
| 1910 | 6/16/1910 | Warden, Grant | |
| 1911 | 1/07/1911 | Krupp, Grant | |
| 1911 | 2/23/1911 | Mansfield, Douglas | |
| 1911 | 5/13/1911 | Metaline Falls Pend Oreille | |
| 1911 | 2/11/1911 | Omak, Okanogan | |
| 1911 | 8/28/1911 | South Cle Elum, Kittitas | |
| 1911 | 01/05/1911 | Zillah, Yakima | |
| 1912 | 12/31/1912 | Carnation, King | Name changed from Tolt to Carnation by Ch. 18, law of 1917; finally to Carnation on 10/29/1951. |
| 1912 | 3/26/1912 | Du Pont, Pierce | Election to dissolve as of 11/02/1926. Reincorporated 5/11/1951 |
| 1912 | 12/06/1912 | Nooksack, Whatcom | |
| 1912 | 12/31/1912 | Redmond, King | |
| 1912 | 12/31/1912 | Tolt, King | Name changed to Carnation under Ch. 18, Law of 1917 and back to Tolt on 5/03/1928; finally back to Carnation on 10/29/1951. |
| 1913 | 1/07/1913 | Duvall, King | |
| 1913 | 2/01/1913 | Enumclaw, King | |
| 1913 | 2/26/1913 | Langley, Island | |
| 1913 | 11/21/1913 | Napavine, Lewis | |
| 1913 | 5/01/1913 | Pateros, Okanogan | |
| 1913 | 8/15/1913 | Ravensdale, King | No record of disposition. |
| 1913 | 12/22/1913 | Riverside, Okanogan | |
| 1913 | 10/31/1913 | Sequim, Clallam | |
| 1914 | 1/07/1914 | Morton, Lewis | |
| 1914 | 6/26/1914 | Westport, Grays Harbor | |
| 1915 | 5/14/1915 | Oak Harbor, Island | |
| 1917 | 2/19/1917 | Le Crosse, Whitman | |
| 1919 | 4/03/1919 | Selah, Yakima | |
| 1919 | 6/09/1919 | Soap Lake, Grant | |
| 1920 | 2/13/1920 | Molson, Okanogan | Incorporation was declared invalid by order of Supreme Court on 10/06/1921. |
| 1921 | 4/27/1921 | Moxee City, Yakima | Dropped name to Moxee upon OMC. |
| 1921 | 5/04/1921 | Naches, Yakima | |
| 1922 | 2/28/1922 | East Stanwood, Snohomish | Consolidated with Stanwood 5/26/1961. |
| 1922 | 1/18/1922 | Long Beach, Pacific | |
| 1924 | 4/18/1924 | Bingen, Klickitat | |
| 1924 | 2/14/1924 | Longview, Cowlitz | |
| 1924 | 3/12/1924 | Winthrop, Okanogan | |
| 1924 | 12/10/1924 | Yelm, Thurston | |
| 1925 | 9/19/1925 | Fircrest, Pierce | |
| 1927 | 12/16/1927 | Tonasket, Okanogan | |
| 1927 | 3/15/1927 | Cusick, Pend Oreille | |
| 1927 | 10/26/1927 | Millwood, Spokane | |
| 1929 | 5/04/1929 | Everson, Whatcom | |
| 1930 | 12/08/1930 | Rock Island, Douglas | |
| 1931 | 12/09/1931 | Kittitas, Kittitas | |
| 1935 | 3/11/1935 | East Wenatchee, Douglas | |
| 1935 | 11/06/1935 | Grand Coulee, Grant | |
| 1935 | 4/15/1935 | Nespelem, Okanogan | |
| 1935 | 6/25/1935 | North Bonneville, Skamania | |
| 1938 | 9/19/1938 | Moses Lake, Grant | |
| 1942 | 6/05/1942 | Tieton, Yakima | |
| 1943 | 1/09/1943 | McCleary, Grays Harbor | |
| 1944 | 4/25/1944 | Entiat, Chelan | |
| 1945 | 7/14/1945 | Benton City, Benton | |
| 1945 | 10/15/1945 | Darrington, Snohomish | |
| 1945 | 8/28/1945 | Forks, Clallam | |
| 1946 | 1/19/1946 | College Place, Walla Walla | |
| 1946 | 8/27/1946 | Forest City, Kitsap | Dissolved on 4/25/1950 by the order of Superior Court of Kitsap County. |
| 1946 | 1/13/1904 | George Town, King | Consolidated with City of Seattle on 6/25/1910. |
| 1946 | 7/12/1946 | Gig Harbor, Pierce | |
| 1946 | 1/23/1946 | Harrah, Yakima | |
| 1947 | 4/17/1947 | Elmer City, Okanogan | |
| 1947 | 7/30/1947 | Houghton, King | Consolidated with Kirkland on 7/31/1968. |
| 1947 | 5/08/1947 | Mukilteo, Snohomish | |
| 1947 | 10/23/1947 | Rainier, Thurston | |
| 1947 | 9/18/1947 | Winslow, Kitsap | |
| 1948 | 9/13/1948 | Carbonado, Pierce | |
| 1948 | 10/06/1948 | Metaline, Pend Oreille | |
| 1948 | 1/02/1948 | Mossyrock, Lewis | |
| 1949 | 2/28/1949 | Bonny Lake, Pierce | |
| 1950 | 8/04/1950 | Electric City, Grant | |
| 1951 | 6/18/1951 | Battleground, Clark | |
| 1953 | 3/31/1953 | Bellevue, King | |
| 1953 | 3/31/1953 | Clyde Hill, King | |
| 1953 | 6/08/1953 | Normandy Park, King | |
| 1954 | 6/08/1954 | Beaux Arts, King | |
| 1954 | 11/30/1954 | Mountlake Terrace, Snohomish | |
| 1955 | 6/28/1955 | Airway Heights, Spokane | |
| 1955 | 8/22/1955 | Algona, King | |
| 1955 | 8/22/1955 | Hunts Point, King | |
| 1955 | 8/19/1955 | Medina, King | |
| 1955 | 6/23/1955 | Mesa, Franklin | |
| 1955 | 6/17/1955 | West Richland, Benton | |
| 1956 | 9/14/1956 | East Redmond, King | Dissolution of East Redmond by order of State Supreme Court on 3/20/1964. |
| 1957 | 2/11/1957 | Fife, Pierce | |
| 1957 | 1/17/1957 | Westlake, Grant | 7/05/1972 disincorporated |
| 1958 | 6/03/1958 | Mattawa, Grant | |
| 1958 | 12/10/1958 | Richland, Benton | Incorporated 4/12/1910; disincorporated 12/04/1948; Reincorporated12/10/1958 |
| 1958 | 2/26/1958 | Woodway, Snohomish | |
| 1959 | 2/19/1959 | Black Diamond, King | |
| 1959 | 2/26/1959 | Coulee Dam, Okanogan | |
| 1959 | 6/17/1959 | Des Moines, King | |
| 1959 | 4/20/1959 | Lynnwood, Snohomish | |
| 1959 | 06/24/1959 | Yarrow Point, King | |
| 1960 | 11/29/1960 | Lake Stevens, Snohomish | |
| 1960 | 7/19/1960 | Mercer Island City, King | |
| 1960 | 9/01/1960 | Mercer Island Town, King | Annexed by Mercer Island City on 6/26/1970. |
| 1961 | 7/18/1961 | George, Grant | |
| 1961 | 6/20/1961 | Lake Forest Park, King | |
| 1962 | 2/14/1962 | Royal City, Grant | |
| 1965 | 2/11/1965 | Brier, Snohomish | |
| 1966 | 12/05/1966 | Lacey, Thurston | |
| 1970 | 11/18/1970 | Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor |
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| 1983 | 9/30/1983 | Mill Creek, Snohomish | |
| 1990 | 2/28/1990 | Federal Way, King | |
| 1990 | 2/28/1990 | SeaTac, King | |
| 1993 | 2/28/1993 | Burien, King | |
| 1993 | 3/31/1993 | Woodinville, King | |
| 1994 | 9/30/1994 | Newcastle, King | Name changed from 'Newport Hills.' |
| 1994 | 9/30/1994 | Newport Hills, King | Name changed to 'Newcastle.' |
| 1995 | 8/31/1995 | Shoreline, King | |
| 1995 | 8/31/1995 | University Place, Pierce | |
| 1996 | 2/28/1996 | Edgewood, Pierce | |
| 1996 | 2/28/1996 | Lakewood, Pierce | |
| 1997 | 8/31/1997 | Maple Valley, King | |
| 1997 | 8/31/1997 | Covington, King | |
| 1998 | 8/31/1998 | Kenmore, King | |
| 1999 | 8/31/1999 | Sammamish, King | |
| 2001 | 8/31/2001 | Liberty Lake, Spokane | |
| 2003 | 3/31/03 | Spokane Valley, Spokane | |
| Unknown | Unknown | Ravenna, King | Annexed to Seattle on 3/18/1909. |
FOOTNOTES:
1 All dates are date filed with the Secretary of State.
2 Established as Chehalis County by territorial legislature in 1854. In 1907, the state legislature approved division of the county into two counties, Chehalis County and Grays Harbor County. The state supreme court ruled against the act, and in 1915 the legislature changed the name of the whole to Grays Harbor County. Information from private author, see foot three.
3 Information from Washington State Place Names written by James H. Phillips.
*In 1979 archives were managed by OFM. An intern created a list of cities and towns based on records filed with the state. The term reorganized or reincorporated refers to provisions of Chapter VII of the Session Laws, 1889-1891.