La Push Clallam County, Washington
Mapped Location
La Push: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on La Push
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for La Push
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| La Push | Official |
Origin Notes and History of La Push
References to La Push that document the origin of its place name
LA PUSH, a town at the mouth of the Quillayute River, in the southwestern part of Clallam County. It is a Chinook Jargon word meaning "mouth," and originated in the French la boos. (Rev. Myron Eells, in American Anthropologist, January, 1892.)
QUILLAYUTE RIVER, flowing into the Pacific Ocean in the southwestern part of Clallam County. A small Indian Reservation at the mouth of the river has the same name The tribe of Indians there with that name was well known to early navigators and traders. The word has had many spellings,but Quillayute has been approved by the United States Geographic Board. (Fifth Report, 1890 to 1920, page 267.)
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