Town of Saint John Whitman County, Washington


Mapped Location

Town of Saint John: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Town of Saint John

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Town of Saint John

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

Name Description
Town of Saint John Official
Saint John Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Town of Saint John

References to Town of Saint John that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

SAINT JOHN, a town in the northern part of Whitman County, named by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company in 1888 for E. T. St. John, an old settler and owner of the land at that place. (J. C. Crane, in Names MSS. Letter 472.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2017-07-02