Pend Oreille Village Pend Oreille County, Washington
Mapped Location
Pend Oreille Village: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Pend Oreille Village
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Pend Oreille Village
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Pend Oreille Village | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Pend Oreille Village
References to Pend Oreille Village that document the origin of its place name
PEND OREILLE INDIANS.—This name is of French origin meaning "Pend," "drop" and "Oreille." "ear" or literally "earrings" and was doubtless given by the Canadian French explorers to Pend Oreille Lake (q.v.) on account of the peculiar shape of the lake, being that of an ear. Some authorities state that the name was originally given to the tribe of Indians that inhabited the shores of this lake because of their custom of wearing earrings, but there is no evidence either of observation or tradition that they ever wore ear ornaments, besides, the custom of wearing ear ornaments was so universal among Indians that it could not have been considered a distinct tribal characteristic. The Indians call themselves "Kalispels" (q.v.).—GUIDEBOOK, Northern Pacific Route.
PEND OREILLE, a county in the northwestern corner of the State, which was created by the Legislature on March 1, 1911. A creek and lakes bear the same name. The name originated with the French employees of the Northwest and Hudson's Bay Companies who gave it to Indians who had ornaments hanging or pendant from the ears. A flippant translation in some journals was "Ear Bobs."
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