City of Grandview Yakima County, Washington


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City of Grandview: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Grandview

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Grandview

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Grandview Official
Grandview Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Grandview

References to City of Grandview that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

GRANDVIEW, a town in Yakima County. In 1906, F. L. Pittman and Elza Dean, members of the townsite company, were searching for a name. While standing on the bank of an irrigating ditch, looking at the distant snow mountains, Adams and Rainier, Mr. Pittman remarked: "What a grand view!" and Mr. Dean replied: "That's the name." (Chapen D. Foster, editor of Grandview Herald, in Names MSS., Letter 527.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2024-05-29