Plymouth Benton County, Washington
Mapped Location
Plymouth: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Plymouth
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Plymouth
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Plymouth | Official |
| Soloosa | Historical |
Origin Notes and History of Plymouth
References to Plymouth that document the origin of its place name
PLYMOUTH, a town on the Columbia River in the south central part of Benton County. A rugged basalt rock makes out into the river. The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway has a tunnel 800 feet long through the rock. The settlers hoped for a town and sought a good name. "Gibraltar" was objected to because it was foreign and inhospitable. The American name of Plymouth was chosen. The Indian name for the locality was Soloosa, which was preferred by A. D. Walker as a name for the town. (In Names MSS. Letter 372.)
Benton County
- Apricot
- Audrey
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- 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