Satus Yakima County, Washington


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Satus

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Satus

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

Name Description
Satus Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Satus

References to Satus that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

SATUS CREEK, a tributary of the Yakima River in the southeastern part of Yakima County. The Indian word is said to mean "rich land." (Robert M. Graham, of Mabton, in Names MSS. Letter 297.) The Bureau of American Ethnology has a different spelling and meaning: "Setaslema" - 'a people of the rye prairie.' A Yakama band formerly living on Setass Creek." (Handbook of American Indians Volume II., page 514.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2024-05-30