Wahluke Benton County, Washington
Mapped Location
Wahluke: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Wahluke
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Wahluke
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Wahluke | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Wahluke
References to Wahluke that document the origin of its place name
WAHLUK, a town on the Columbia River in the southern part of Grant County, has an Indian name. "The name of Wahluke was found here when the white men first came. The present day Indians say it was here always. It seems to mean a watering place. It is just at the beginning of White Bluffs and is the last place where the herds can get down to the water for several miles." (P. C. Koppen, in Names MSS. Letter 110.)
Benton County
- Apricot
- Audrey
- Badger
- City of Benton City
- Berrian
- Bettie
- Chaffee
- East White Bluffs
- Edna
- Ethel
- Finley
- Geneva Junction
- Gibbon
- Ginger
- Hanford
- Hedges
- Helen
- Highland
- Horse Heaven
- Island View
- City of Kennewick
- Kinneyville (historical)
- Kiona
- Longview (historical)
- May Junction
- Nancy
- North McNary
- North Prosser
- Paterson
- Pearl
- Pierce
- Plymouth
- Port of Kennewick
- City of Prosser
- City of Richland
- Richland Junction
- Richland Y
- Ruby
- Ruth
- South Highlands
- Susie
- Vista
- Wahluke
- West Highlands
- City of West Richland
- Whitcomb
- White Bluffs
- Whitstran
- Willa
- Yellepit
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2017-07-01