Whitney Skagit County, Washington

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Whitney

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Whitney

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

Name Description
Whitney Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Whitney

References to Whitney that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

PADILLA, a town and bay in the west central part of Skagit County. It was named "Seno de Padilla," in 1791, by Captain Francisco Eliza from another part of the Mexican Viceroy's long name. See the items under Guemes and Orcas. (Chark K. In United States Public Documents, Serial Number 1557.) Captain Henry Kellett in 1847, changed the name to Padilla Bay. (British Admiralty Chart, Number 1911.) That name has remained.

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names
Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 205  |  Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

WHITNEY, a town in the west central part of Skagit County, was named in honor of Rienzie E. Whitney, a pioneer, who in 1882 founded the town of Padilla. When the railroad came in 1890 the town was moved and its name was changed to Whitney. (History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, page 245.)'

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names
Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 348  |  Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

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Last updated: 2024-06-03