Peone, Washington | |
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 Peone Prairie from Peone Road | |
  Peone, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′08″N117°13′45″W / 47.80222°N 117.22917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane |
| Elevation | 1,865 ft (568 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 99021 |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1511223 [1] |
Peone is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [2]
Peone is located in the northeastern corner of the Peone Prairie, where the rolling and open farmland meets the foothills of Mount Spokane, at an elevation of 1,865 feet above sea level. [3] [4] Deadman Creek emerges from the mountains and onto the prairie at Peone. Washington State Route 206 runs through the community, traveling from Mead, Washington on the west and up into Mount Spokane State Park on the east. [3] [4]
The Peone Prairie opens up to the southwest of Peone. [3] There is little visible distinction between the community site of Peone and the rest of the prairie at present. The entire area is dominated by farmland with homes spaced well apart. [4]
Peone is a 30-minute drive from Downtown Spokane, located 16 miles to the southwest. North of Peone and at a higher elevation is the community of Green Bluff, Washington. [4] [3]
A post office called Peone was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1933. [5] The community was named after a Peone Indian tribal chief. [6]
Due to its proximity to Spokane and its suburbs, the rural character of the Peone area has been changing in recent decades. [7] The once firmly rural area has seen an increase in residential development that has brought an increasingly exurban flavor to the community.
Country Homes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,251 at the 2020 census. The campus of Whitworth University is located in Country Homes. It is a largely suburban area that blends into the north side of the city of Spokane and the neighboring CDPs of Town and Country and Fairwood.
Fairwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,541 at the 2020 census.
Milan is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is named after the Italian city of Milan.
Nine Mile Falls is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington and Stevens County, Washington, United States. The community straddles the Spokane River 9 miles (14 km) away from downtown Spokane, at the location of a former falls that has been the site of Nine Mile Dam since 1908. Following the river, the community is located 16 miles (26 km) downstream from downtown.
Elk is an unincorporated rural community in northern Spokane County, Washington, United States. The community is located along the Little Spokane River in the foothills of the Selkirk Mountains. A post office was established in the community in 1892.
Green Bluff is a small unincorporated farming community and census-designated place in Spokane County, Washington, it is named after a nearby cliff. Its elevation is 2,310 feet (700 m).
Mead is an unincorporated suburb and census-designated place north of Spokane in Spokane County, Washington, United States. Named for Civil War general George Meade, this area is tracked by the United States Census Bureau. As of 2020, the population of Mead was 7,576.
Riverside State Park is a Washington state park located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Spokane in the community of Nine Mile Falls. The park protects 11,162 acres (4,517 ha) of Okanagan dry forest along the Spokane and Little Spokane rivers. It is the second largest state park in Washington after Mount Spokane State Park and is a popular recreation area for locals.
Ford is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. It is on Washington State Route 231 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south-southwest of Springdale. Ford has a post office with ZIP code 99013. Ford has a nondenominational community church. A little-known historical monument commemorating the Tshimakain Mission stands just outside of the main town.
Mica is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States. Mica is located along State Route 27 12 miles (19 km) southeast of downtown Spokane. Mica had a post office with ZIP code 99023.
Krell Hill, also known as Tower Mountain, is a peak at the southern end of the Selkirk Mountains in Spokane County, Washington. It rises abruptly to the southeast of the relatively flat South Hill area of the city of Spokane. An area of high topographical relief continues to the east of the mountain towards Mica Peak and the Coeur d'Alene Mountains of the Bitterroot Range, in turn part of the Rocky Mountains. To the north the mountain descends slowly along a ridge, and then into the lower Dishman Hills and eventually into Spokane Valley. To the south and west the mountain towers over relatively flat terrain, with the vast farmland of the Palouse and the Columbia Plateau extending as far as the eye can see.
Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located along the Little Spokane River in the northern portion of the county.
Denison is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community is located on U.S. Route 395 19 miles due north of Downtown Spokane and about seven miles beyond that city's northern suburban developments. Denison lends its name to two roads in the area, Denison Road and Denison-Chattaroy Road, both of which intersect with Route 395 in the immediate vicinity of Denison. The city of Deer Park is four miles to the north.
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Mock is an extinct town in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Orchard Prairie is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Cable Creek is a stream of approximately 9 miles (14 km) which rises in the U.S. state of Idaho and has its mouth across the state line in Washington. A tributary of the Spokane River that flows from the forested slopes of Mica Peak into the suburban Spokane Valley just east of the city of Liberty Lake.
Five Mile Prairie is a neighborhood on the far north side of Spokane, Washington. It is located on a prairie of the same name that is atop a bluff on the northern edge of the city of Spokane. It contains the highest elevations on the north side of the city proper. Despite its elevation, however, most of the neighborhood is relatively flat prairie land. Housing development has been replacing the rural land in the neighborhood since the start of the 21st century.
Deep Creek is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington. A creek of the same name flows through the community. Deep Creek is located along U.S. Route 2 in a rural area near the Lincoln County line.
Deep Creek is a stream of approximately 23 miles which is formed at the confluence of the North Fork Deep Creek and South Fork Deep Creek two miles southwest of the community of Deep Creek, Washington on the far western edge of Spokane County. The creek has its mouth at the Spokane River in Riverside State Park where it cuts a thin canyon through basalt with depths reaching over 600 feet from the land above. The creek and its tributaries flow through mostly rural agricultural areas west of the Spokane urban area, though the headwaters and mouth are both located on state-owned conservation land.
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