City of Newport Pend Oreille County, Washington
Mapped Location
City of Newport: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on City of Newport
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Newport
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Newport | Official |
| Newport | Official |
Origin Notes and History of City of Newport
References to City of Newport that document the origin of its place name
NEWPORT, county seat, in the southeastern part of Pend Oreille County. A few residents on the bank of the Pend Oreille River portaged their supplies brought from Sandpoint. In 1890, when the first steamboat was placed on the river, a new landing place was selected and Mr. M. C. Kelly suggested the name Newport. (Fred L. Wolf, in Names MSS. Letter 368.)
Pend Oreille County
- Blueslide
- Calispell
- Camden
- Town of Cusick
- Dalkena
- Deer Valley
- Delkena
- Diamond City
- Diamond Lake
- Furport
- Grahams
- Town of Ione
- Jared
- Locke
- Lost Creek
- Town of Metaline
- Town of Metaline Falls
- City of Newport
- Pend Oreille Village
- Penrith
- Ruby
- Scotia
- Tiger
- Tweedie
- Usk
- Wolfred
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2017-06-29