Disautel, Washington

Disautel was a logging town in Okanogan County (Washington). Established around 1919, the community was located about 15 miles east of present-day Omak, Washington along what is now Highway 155, on the south side of Omak Creek. With a population of only about 100 people in 1929, the Biles-Coleman logging operations headquarters were moved to Disautel. The population increased, and soon boasted a school with two teachers and at least two stores. When the highway to Nespelem was improved, workers in the sawmill began commuting from Omak, and the town population begain to dwindle. After the sawmill closed at the beginning of the Great Depression, the town shrank further. For some time, the Highway Department used the empty warehouses in the town to store roadworking equipment, but even that did not last, and the town died.^[1][2]

See also

• Disautel Pass
• Washington State Route 155

Geography

The town was located about 15 miles east of present-day Omak, Washington

References

1. ^ http://www.ghosttownsusa.com/disautel.htm
2. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=L3--mBLmzREC&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=%22Bolster,+Washington%22+town&source=web&ots=oHpZzJclVa&sig=iuimTLPIJ03LtxuKG_tsmIzONoI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA88,M1

Coordinates: 48°21′38″N 119°14′14″W / 48.36056°N 119.23722°W / 48.36056; -119.23722