Bordeaux, Washington

A post office called Bordeaux was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1942.^[2] The community was named after Thomas Bordeaux, a businessman in the lumber industry.^[3] At the town's peak, the population reached approximately 400 people and contained a hotel, several mills and facilities for timber processing, and company housing.^[4]

Lumber operations ended in the 1940s once the timber had been extracted, and the town's population dwindled. When the town's sawmill shut down in the mid-20th century, its last remaining inhabitants abandoned it.^[5] The site of Bordeaux is now located on private property which is inaccessible to the public.