Pend Oreille County
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Pend Oreille County is located in the far Northeast corner of Washington State. It was formed from the eastern portion
of Stevens County on Mar 1, 1911. It is bounded on the
west by Stevens County; on the south by Spokane County; on the east by Idaho; and on the north by British Columbia. "The
name is that which was given to the local Indians by French-Canadians who worked for early fur traders in this area. A
literal translation would be 'hanging ears.' Many natives wore ear ornaments in earlier periods, so it is probable that
their ear lobes were distended." (from Washington Place Names
Database at the Tacoma Public Library)
If you are looking for ancestors who may have resided in Pend Oreille County before 1911, be sure to check the Stevens County GenWeb page for possible assistance, especially the biographies posted from "History of North Washington" published in 1904. And if you have any information to share about Pend Oreille County, please contact me. |
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- a thumbnail history of Pend Oreille County
- a list of local histories published about Pend Oreille County
- Washington Place Names Database at Tacoma Public
Library (under "Tacoma Past and Present")
U.S. Post Offices listed by state and county
buy or sell genealogy and Pend Orille county books
