Place:St. John, Whitman, Washington, United States

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NameSt. John
Alt namesSaint Johnsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown
Coordinates47.09°N 117.582°W
Located inWhitman, Washington, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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St. John is a town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 537 at the 2010 census. St. John is the birthplace of the twentieth governor of Washington, Mike Lowry.

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St. John was founded and named in the late 1880s for settler E.T. St. John. St. John was officially incorporated on March 10, 1904.[1]

E.T. St. John was Edward Talbert St. John (1812-1894). Edward was the son of Pierce St. John and Mary Talbot/Talbert. Before making his way to Whitman County, Washington he abandoned his family in Indiana around 1845. He seems to have wandered around before settling in Whitman and founding the town of St. John.

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