Lebam Pacific County, Washington
LEBAM: A farming and residential community on Highway 6. Settlers first moved to the site in 1879 and called their little community Half Moon Prairie, or Half Moon Creek. When the post office was established May 26, 1890, postmaster Jotham "Joe" Weeks Goodell was asked to supply a shorter name. Goodell considered various alternatives but finally submitted the reversed spelling of his daughter Mabel's name. Lebam is Mabel spelled backwards. Lebam was a prosperous sawmill and farming district town for nearly three decades. Two calamitous fires in the 1910s almost destroyed the town but residents rebuilt both times.
“A Name for Every Place Around Pacific County, from A to Z.” Chinook Observer, 13 May 2013, https://chinookobserver.com/2013/05/13/a-name-for-every-place-around-pacific-county-from-a-to-z/.
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General information on Lebam
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Lebam
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lebam | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Lebam
References to Lebam that document the origin of its place name
LEBAM, a town on the Willapa River, Pacific County. It was named by J. W. Goodell for his daughter Mabel, by simply spelling her name backwards. (Gearge W. Adams, in Names MSS., Letter 96.)
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Last updated: 2026-09-27