Towns in Skamania County Washington

Carson

"Carson, a town in Skamania County. The town derived its name from a creek of the same name. It is said that the name is a corruption from the name of Katsner. A former name was 'Ash', as Lewis and Clark there found the first ash timber of the West. The place is becoming famous for the Carson Hot Springs."
Origin of Washington geographic names, 1923

Cook

Cruzatt

Ericson View Tracts

Fort Rains

Harmony Falls Landing

Home Valley

"Home Valley, a postoffice and settlement in the southern part of Skamania County. A few Norwegians settled in the little valley surrounded by mountains, and John Kanekeberg gave it the name of Heim Dal in 1893. The same year he was appointed postmaster and the government translated the name into Home Valley."
Origin of Washington geographic names, 1923

Hood

Hood View Tracts

Mill A

Moffets Hot Springs

Molfait Tracks

Mount Pleasant

North Bonneville

Northwoods

Prindle

"Prindle, a town on the Columbia River, in the southwestern part of Skamania County. The place was formerly called Cruzatt in honor of Peter Cruzatte of the Lewis and Clark expedition, by which Wind River had been named 'Cruzatte River' in 1805. The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company changed the name of the station to honor Ernest Hinsdale Prindle, a pioneer land owner there."

Saint Cloud

Saint Martins Hot Springs

Skamania

"Butler, town in Skamania Co, changed name to Skamania"

Stabler

Stevenson

"Stevenson, a town on the Columbia River, in the south central part of Skamania County. It was platted by and named for George H. Stevenson, a pioneer fisherman and legislator."
Origin of Washington geographic names, 1923

Tire Junction

Underwood

"Underwood, a town on the north bank of the Columbia River, in the southeastern part of Skamania County, was named for Amos Underwood, who crossed the plains in 1852 and spent the rest of his life along the Columbia. He settled at the place which bears his name in 1875. He was still living in 1915, at the age of 81."
Origin of Washington geographic names, 1923

Willard

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