Keystone Adams County, Washington
Mapped Location
Keystone: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Keystone
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Keystone
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Keystone | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Keystone
References to Keystone that document the origin of its place name
KEYSTONE, a town in the northeastern part of Adams County. It was named in 1900 or 1901 by the first postmaster, John W. Smith, in honor of his native state of Pennsylvania. (Postmaster, Keystone, in Names MSS., Letter 351.) The New Standard Dictionary says Pennsylvania was called the Keystone "because it was the middle or seventh in geographical position of the original thirteen states."
Adams County
- Ankeny
- Ashby
- Batum
- Beatrice
- Bemis
- Benge
- Bruce
- Carlmar
- Cunningham
- Emden
- Fletcher
- Town of Hatton
- Hillcrest
- Hooper
- Hooper Junction
- Jantz
- Keystone
- Koren
- Lauer
- Town of Lind
- Mack
- Marcellus
- Marengo
- Moody
- Novara
- City of Othello
- Packard
- Paha
- Palm Lake
- Paxton
- Pifer
- Pizarro
- Providence
- Ralston
- Reiman
- City of Ritzville
- Rockwell
- Roxboro
- Schoonover
- Schrag
- Servia
- Shano
- Teske
- Thavis
- Tokio
- Warden Hutterian Brethren
- Town of Washtucna
- Weber
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2017-07-01