Kiona Benton County, Washington
Mapped Location
Kiona: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Kiona
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Kiona
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Kiona | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Kiona
References to Kiona that document the origin of its place name
KIONA, a town in the central part of Benton County. The original name was Horseshoe Bend from a fancied resemblance of the bend in the Yakima River to a huge horseshoe four miles across. W. M. Scott who has lived there twenty years says he does not know how the name was changed but he has been told that Kiona is an Indian word meaning "brown hills." (In Names MSS., Letter 586.)
Benton County
- Apricot
- Audrey
- Badger
- City of Benton City
- Berrian
- Bettie
- Chaffee
- East White Bluffs
- Edna
- Ethel
- Finley
- Geneva Junction
- Gibbon
- Ginger
- Hanford
- Hedges
- Helen
- Highland
- Horse Heaven
- Island View
- City of Kennewick
- Kinneyville (historical)
- Kiona
- Longview (historical)
- May Junction
- Nancy
- North McNary
- North Prosser
- Paterson
- Pearl
- Pierce
- Plymouth
- Port of Kennewick
- City of Prosser
- City of Richland
- Richland Junction
- Richland Y
- Ruby
- Ruth
- South Highlands
- Susie
- Vista
- Wahluke
- West Highlands
- City of West Richland
- Whitcomb
- White Bluffs
- Whitstran
- Willa
- Yellepit
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2017-07-01