Clallam Bay Clallam County, Washington
Mapped Location
Clallam Bay: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Clallam Bay
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Clallam Bay
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Clallam Bay | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Clallam Bay
References to Clallam Bay that document the origin of its place name
CLALLAM, the name of a once powerful Indian tribe, which name has developed into a number of geographic terms. Rev. Myron Eells believes that the word has developed from the Twana Indian name Do-skal-ob applied to the Clallam Indians and meaning "big brave nation." In the so-called Point-no-Point Treaty, January 26, 1855, Governor Stevens wrote the name "S'Klallam." (Indian Laws and Treaties, Volume II., page 674.) The Territorial law creating the county of that name, approved April 26, 1854, had the name written "Clalm." Clallam Bay, off the Strait of Juan de Fuca, was called "Ensenada de Roxas," Quimper, 1790, and Galiano and Valdes, 1792. George Davidson says the Indian name of the bay was Kla-kla-wier. (Pacific Coast Pilot, page 524.) The present name was given to the bay on the British Admiralty Chart 1911, Kellett, 1847, but it was there spelled Callam. The same chart shows the west cape of Port Discovery as "Challam Point," which shows poor spelling of the same name for both places. The British Admiralty Chart 2689, Richards, 1858-1859, corrects the spelling to Clallam Point. The Wilkes Expedition, 1841, had given this point the name of "North Bluff," but it did not persist. The same fate befell the Spanish name of 1790, "Punta de San Juan." (Manuel Quimper chart in United States Public Documents, Serial Number 1557.) At Clallam Bay a creek empties into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which is called Clallam River.
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: 2017-06-29