Ketron Pierce County, Washington


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Ketron

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Ketron

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

Name Description
Ketron Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Ketron

References to Ketron that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

KETRON ISLAND, in western Pierce County, near Steilacoom. It was named by the Wilkes Expedition, 1841, as an honor for William Kittson of the Hudson's Bay Company service. Old charts gave "Kittson Island" or "Kitson Island," but the incorrect spelling by the Wilkes Expedition persists on the present charts. (David Douglas, Journal 1823-1827, pages 63 and 176; Pacific Railroad Reports, Volume XII., Part I., Chapter XV.; Pacific Coast Pilot, page 623.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Pierce County


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Last updated: 2016-10-01