Pysht Clallam County, Washington
Mapped Location
Pysht: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Pysht
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Pysht
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Pysht | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Pysht
References to Pysht that document the origin of its place name
FISH RIVER, a stream flowing into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the northern part of Clallam County. The early Spanish maps show it as "Rio Canel." J. G. Kohl in the Pacific Railroad Reports says the Spanish name was "Rio Canil," meaning "River of Coarse Bread." George Davidson in the Report of the United States Coast Survey for 1858 says, page 418, that the Indian name for the stream was "Pish-st," and on most of the official charts the name is given as Pysht River. In the Chinook Jargon pish or pysht means fish. Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger issued an order changing the name to Fish River, which name appears on most of the recent maps. The United States Postal Guide shows the postoffice near the mouth of the river still wearing the name Pysht.
Clallam County
- Agnew
- Beaver
- Bell Hill
- Blyn
- Carlsborg
- Clallam Bay
- Classet
- Coville
- Crane
- Crescent
- Disque
- Dungeness
- Elwha
- City of Forks
- Happy Valley
- Jamestown
- Joyce
- King Hill
- La Push
- Little Oklahoma
- Lower Elwha
- Maple Grove
- Midway
- Mora
- Mount Pleasant
- Neah Bay
- Old Royal
- Old Town
- Olympic Hot Springs
- Ovington
- Ozette
- Piedmont
- City of Port Angeles
- Port Crescent
- Port Williams
- Pysht
- Quillayute
- R Corner
- Ramapo
- Rena
- River Road
- Sappho
- Sekiu
- City of Sequim
- Shadow
- Shuwah
- Snug Harbor
- Tsoo-Yess
- Twin
- Waatch
- Washington Harbor
- Whiskey Bend
- Windy Arm
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2017-07-02