Tanwax Pierce County, Washington
Mapped Location
Tanwax: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Tanwax
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Tanwax
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Tanwax | Official |
| Tanwux | Historical |
Origin Notes and History of Tanwax
References to Tanwax that document the origin of its place name
TANWAX, a lake and a creek flowing from it as a northern tributary of the Nisqually River in the south central part of Pierce County. Both were charted as "Tanwux" by the Surveyor General in 1857, the same officer changing the names to Tanwax in 1859. ( United States Public Docmnents, Serial Numbers 877 and 1026.)
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