Wenas Yakima County, Washington


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Wenas

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Wenas

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

Name Description
Wenas Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Wenas

References to Wenas that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

WENAS, a creek, valley and village, in the north central part of Yakima County, derived the Indian name from that first charted for the creek by Captain George B. McClellan in August, 1853. (Pacific Railroad Reports, Volume I., pages 377-389.) The spelling there is "Wenass.")

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2024-05-30