Sekiu Clallam County, Washington


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Sekiu

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Sekiu

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

Name Description
Sekiu Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Sekiu

References to Sekiu that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

SEKOU POINT, the western cape of Clallam Bay in the north, western part of Clallam County. It was first charted by Captain Henry Klellett, 1847. (British Admiralty Chart 1911.) Captain George Davidson says it should be pronounced Sik-ke-u. ( Pacific Coast Pilot, page 524.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2024-06-04