Peone, Washington

Peone is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

History

A post office called Peone was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1933.^[2] The community was named after a Peone Indian tribal chief.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peone, Washington
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 211.

Municipalities and communities of Spokane County, Washington, United States

County seat: Spokane

Cities	Airway Heights Cheney Deer Park Liberty Lake Medical Lake Millwood Spangle Spokane Spokane Valley

Towns	Fairfield Latah Rockford Waverly

CDPs	Country Homes Fairchild AFB Fairwood Four Lakes Green Bluff Mead Otis Orchards-East Farms Town and Country

Unincorporated communities	Amber Buckeye Chattaroy Colbert Dartford Denison Dynamite Elk Hazard Marshall Mica Milan Newman Lake Nine Mile Falls Orchard Prairie Peone Plaza Tyler Valleyford

Ghost towns	Mock Rodna

Coordinates: 47°48′08″N 117°13′45″W / 47.80222°N 117.22917°W / 47.80222; -117.22917

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