Kinneyville, Washington

Summary

Kinneyville was an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, and is now a part of Prosser.

Kinneyville, Washington
Kinneyville, Washington is located in Benton County, Washington
Kinneyville, Washington
Kinneyville, Washington
Location of Kinneyville, Washington
Coordinates: 46°12′27″N 119°47′32″W / 46.2076329°N 119.7922563°W / 46.2076329; -119.7922563[1]
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyBenton
Elevation679 ft (207 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99350
Area code509
GNIS feature ID1514763[2]

History edit

The community was founded by in the early 1880s by James Gordon Kinney, a stage station master. At that time, Prosser was called Prosser Falls. By 1883, Kinneyville had two restaurants, several saloons, a hotel and a single residence. The community was called Kinneyville before merging with Prosser Falls to form Prosser.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Kinneyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.