Greenwater Pierce County, Washington


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Greenwater

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Greenwater

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

Name Description
Greenwater Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Greenwater

References to Greenwater that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

GREENWATER RIVER, a mountain tributary of White River and forming part of the boundary between Pierce and King Counties. Lieutenant Robert E. Johnson of the Wilkes Expedition, 1841, gives the Indian name as Smalocho.

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Pierce County


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Last updated: 2008-03-21