Huntsville Columbia County, Washington
Mapped Location
Huntsville: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Huntsville
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Huntsville
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Huntsville
References to Huntsville that document the origin of its place name
HUNTSVILLE, a town in the west central portion of Columbia County. During the winter of 1878-1879 members of the United Brethren Church raised a fund of $10,000 to endow a university. B. J. Hunt was, manager. With John Fudge, he donated ninety acres for a townsite, which on being platted received the name of Huntsville. School was begun there in the Washington Institute on November 4, 1879. (Illustrated History of Southeastern Washington, page 374.)
Columbia County
- Alto
- Baileysburg
- Covello
- City of Dayton
- Delaney
- Dumas
- Grange City (historical)
- Huntsville
- Jackson
- Long
- Marengo
- McKay
- Menoken
- Mountain Home Park
- Mountain Top
- Patit
- Powers
- Relief
- Ronan
- Town of Starbuck
- Tucannon
- Turner
- Varna
- Whetstone
- Wild Goose (historical)
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2017-07-02