Jared, Washington

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Jared, Washington
Pend Oreille County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Metaline Falls Highlighted.svg
Location of Jared, Washington
Coordinates: 48°28′09″N117°18′56″W / 48.46917°N 117.31556°W / 48.46917; -117.31556
Country United States
State Washington
County Pend Oreille
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 509

Jared is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

History

A post office called Jared was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1943. [2] The community was named after R. P. Jared, a local merchant. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jared, Washington
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 123.