Walla Walla County, Washington

84 topographic sheets cover 81 settlements here, and 32 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

32 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Washington within the United States

Walla Walla County within Washington

What the record shows

885 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
32 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 27 buildings, 3 districts, 1 structure and 1 site.
7 of the 32 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 81 populated places in this county; 81 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Bachtold Building-Interurban Depot	building	2019	100004346
Max Baumeister Building	building	2000	00001448
John F. Boyer House	building	1980	80004011
William Perry Bruce House	building	1975	75001878
Norman Francis Butler House	building	1992	92001586
Dacres Hotel	building	1974	74001984
Dixie High School	building	1981	81000593
Electric Light Works Building	building	2012	11001013
Fort Walla Walla Historic District	district	1974	74001985
Green Park School	building	1990	90001604
Johnson Bridge	structure	1982	82004302
Kirkman House	building	1974	74001986
Liberty Theater	building	1993	93000358
George Ludwigs House	building	1982	82004303
Marcus Whitman Hotel	building	1999	99001461
Memorial Building, Whitman College	building	1974	74001987
Miles C. Moore House	building	1989	89001949
Northern Pacific Railway Passenger Depot	building	1990	90001862
Osterman House	building	1983	83004274
Preston Hall	building	1993	92001590
Saturno-Breen Truck Garden	building	1982	82004301
Small-Elliott House	building	1982	82004304
US Post Office-Walla Walla Main	building	1991	91000660
Waitsburg High School	building	2001	01000431
Waitsburg Historic District	district	1978	78002784
Walla Walla Downtown Historic District	district	2021	100006868
Walla Walla Public Library	building	1974	74001988
Walla Walla Valley Traction Company Car Barn	building	1989	89002097
Washington School	building	1991	91001737
Whitehouse-Crawford Planing Mill	building	2000	00000189
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	site	1966	66000749
YMCA Building-Walla Walla	building	2015	14001245

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

270 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 270 of them, burning about 200,506 acres. 31 started naturally and 24 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	91
Equipment and vehicle use	41
Debris and open burning	38
Natural	31
Recreation and ceremony	26
Arson/incendiarism	24
Railroad operations and maintenance	8
Fireworks	6
Power generation/transmission/distribution	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
21 August 2006	Natural	109,259 acres	Umatilla National Forest	COLUMBIA COMPLEX
25 June 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	25,000 acres	Washington State Fire Marshal's Office	WALKER CANYON
6 August 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	21,620 acres	Washington State Fire Marshal's Office	EUREKA FIRE
3 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	11,375 acres	Washington State Fire Marshal's Office	MONUMENTAL
28 July 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9,929 acres	McNary National Wildlife Refuge	PORTKELLY
20 July 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5,992 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	BLUE CREEK
7 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5,000 acres	McNary National Wildlife Refuge	HATCH GRADE
18 September 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4,810 acres	Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources	NORTH COPPEI

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1958 to 2026

60 of 90 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 90 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $11,630,590 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	38
Hail	21
Flood	11
Funnel Cloud	6
Tornado	5
Flash Flood	3
Heavy Rain	2
Lightning	2
Wildfire	2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
February 2020	Flood	Touchet	$8,770,000	Record high water levels were seen on Upper Mill Creek with extensive damage along upper Mill Creek to homes as well as roads and bridges. A number of residents had to be evacuated via helicopter or 4 wheeler. There was minimal damage along Mill Creek through Walla Walla as water was diverted through the Mill Creek Flood Project. Downstream of Walla Walla, there was damaging flooding in College Place with a bridge being washed out near Wallula Road. In Waitsburg, flood waters from both the Touchet River and Coppei Creek inundated the town as levees were damaged. 60 homes were damaged as well as numerous roads and bridges. Damage countywide is estimated at 8.77 million dollars. Walla Walla nr Touchet Flood stage is 13.0 feet. The river rose above flood stage on February 6th at 730 pm, crested at 20.26 feet on February 7th at 445 pm, then fell below flood stage on February 9, 7 am. Major flooding occurred along the Walla Walla River from the headwaters through Milton Freewater to the confluence with the Columbia River. There was extensive damage to roads, bridges and damage to levees through Milton- Freewater. There was widespread flooding of pastures from Milton Freewater to the mouth, with portions of Highway 12 covered by water.
July 2012	Flash Flood	Touchet	$1,250,000	Thunderstorms training from south southwest to north northeast over the narrow path produced an estimated 1 to 2 inches of rainfall and caused flash flooding and mud slides. A parked pickup truck was completely submerged. Over a dozen county roads were damaged.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Burbank	$1,000,000	Downburst destroyed a large storage building and grain bin, flipped a tractor trailer rig onto a dump truck, and overturned an irrigation pivot. Hundreds of trees were downed on a tree farm.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Burbank	$250,000	Wind blew off roof from 40 x 60 foot warehouse. Two 2500 gallon tanks blown over. Irrigation pivot damaged and service station sign blown down.
April 2019	Flood	Kooskooskie	$150,000	Minor flooding was reported on Titus Creek, stemming from log jam on Mill Creek that pushed more water into Titus Creek. As a result of high water on Titus Creek, a tractor was flooded. The Touchet River, 1.5 to 3 miles east of Waitsburg, changed course and began channeling water against a resident's property. The resulting erosion caused two outbuilding to topple into the water.
October 2000	Heavy Rain	Waitsburg	$90,000	Substantial rains over the previous day, coupled with an early morning thunderstorm that dumped over one-half inch of rain in 45 minutes, lead to widespread agricultural runoff that washed mud over several local roads. Rushing waters stripped several layers of gravel from Miller Road, located just west of Waitsburg. Several local gravel roads needed to be completely regraded.
August 2001	Lightning	Walla Walla	$25,000	no account filed
June 1958	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
December 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Walla Walla	$20,000	A severe thunderstorm with winds gusting to 58 mph knocked down trees and caused power outages to over 3500 customers in Walla Walla. One large tree fell onto an unoccupied car and caused major damage.
May 2005	Flash Flood	Walla Walla	$20,000	no account filed
February 2017	Flood	Chew	$10,000	Mild temperatures February 9 -13 allowed an initial snow melt and heavy rain caused rapid melting and increased runoff across northern Walla Walla County. This area had a snow pack of 5-10 inches on February 15, with much of it melted by February 21. Rain amounts of 0.50 to 0.75 were seen on February 16 and temperatures remained above freezing through February 22 with additional rain amounts of 0.50 to 1.00 inches on February 21-22. Numerous county roads had washouts, erosion, slides and undermining.
June 2001	Hail	Whitman	$5,000	In addition to dime-sized hail, strong winds estimated at more than 45 mph downed several trees at a farm just west of Whitman.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Walla Walla	$5,000	no account filed
May 2000	Heavy Rain	Walla Walla	$3,000	no account filed
August 1987	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Walla Walla	$2,000	Winds from a dissipating thunderstorm broke tree limbs 8 to 10 inches in diameter, damaged the roof of a camper, and broke a window. Very little rain fell from this storm.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Walla Walla	$1,000	Power lines down due to strong wind gust at Pioneer Park in Walla Walla. Damage amount estimated.
March 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	College Place	$1,000	High wind blew down a tree onto a fence and street.
April 2003	Lightning	College Place	$1,000	Lightning associated with a thunderstorm ignited a barn fire.
August 1982	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$30	no account filed
May 1964	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$30	no account filed
April 1958	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$30	no account filed
March 2026	Flood	Waitsburg	-	The Walla Walla County dispatch reported flooding along the Touchet River in the town of Waitsburg the morning of the 14th. The dispatch center relayed that a levee near the Preston Ave bridge had been breached, leading to flooding of properties along the Touchet River. Several roads in the Waitsburg area were also closed, including US Highway 12, due to water over the roadway.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Minnick	-	The Walla Walla county emergency manager reported a healthy tree had blown down from strong winds that moved through the area around 1820 PDT on the 1st.
June 2022	Flood	Kooskooskie	-	Emergency Manager relayed reports of flooding along Mill Creek between Thomas and Kooskooskie, WA. There were reports of water over roadways as well as pictures showing minor flooding on a property adjacent to Mill Creek. The creek and flood waters receded later on the June 14th.
June 2022	Flood	Langdon	-	Emergency Manager for Walla Walla county relayed several reports of flooding within the area. Near Lanette Cir and Old Milton Hwy reports indicated that there was water over the roadway and that a property had flooding up to the house. Near Powerline road further east, reports of water over the roadways was also reported.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Martin Arpt	-	The Walla Walla county Sheriff confirmed that a thunderstorm producing gusty winds had uprooted several trees, downed power lines, and had flipped a small plane that was not tied down at Martin Airfield.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Roof Damage.
February 2018	Flood	Touchet	-	Walla Walla river near Touchet - Flood Stage 13 feet. River rose to flood stage at 1500 PST, cresting at 13.0 feet at 1530 PST, then went below flood stage after 1600 PST. Only brief minor flooding.
March 2017	Flood	Lowden	-	The Walla Walla river near Touchet, (flood stage 13.0 feet) crested at 14.2 feet at 2245 on March 16th. Fell below flood stage by 1100 on the 17th.
March 2017	Flood	Lowden	-	The Walla Walla river near Touchet (flood stage 13.0 feet) crested at 13.6 feet at 0400 on March 11. Then fell below flood stage around 1300 on the same day.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Walla Walla	-	Strong thunderstorm winds downed power lines in Walla Walla.
December 2017	Flood	Whitman	-	A very wet weather system brought heavy rain to the northern Blue Mountains on December 29th and 30th. Snow levels were above 7000 feet with rain amounts of 3 to 4 inches. This resulted in rapid rises in streams and creeks draining the Blue Mountains, especially in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. The Walla Walla River near Touchet rose above flood stage on December 30, crested at 14.2 feet (flood stage is 13.0 feet) and then receded below flood stage on December 31st.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Walla Walla	-	Roof damage reported in the city of Walla Walla.
September 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Dry Creek	-	Public reported 34 trees uprooted or snapped as well as a rolled cattle trailer.
September 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	College Place Arpt	-	Pilot reported seeing several trees down, one of which was on a house. A tied down single engine airplane had flipped over, and an irrigation rig was damaged.
September 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Walla Walla	-	A 60 mph wind gust estimated by the public.
September 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	College Place Arpt	-	Public reported a trampoline hurled 300 feet, 12 trees were downed and a power pole was damaged due to high wind gusts.
July 2012	Hail	Kooskooskie	-	Radio operator was at the Table Rock Fire Lookout.
June 2012	Hail	Waitsburg	-	Hail up to half dollar size accompanied by 60 mph winds wind shredded window screens.
July 2012	Hail	Kooskooskie	-	Hail accompanied by heavy rainfall and wind to 40 mph.
July 2012	Hail	Kooskooskie	-	Accompanied by winds 50 to 60 mph and heavy rainfall.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Villard Jct	-	Microburst like wind gust blew trampoline over and kicked up several pieces of debris. Several tree limbs 1 to 3 inches in diameter have fallen.
May 2011	Hail	Touchet	-	Hail up to 3/4 inch diameter covered the ground.
May 2011	Hail	Touchet	-	Hail accompanied by very heavy rainfall.
March 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	(Alw)City/Co Arpt Wa	-	Walla Walla ASOS measured 59 mph gust.
January 2011	Flood	College Place Arpt	-	Only minor flooding observed. The gauge at Touchet crested at 13.45 feet which was .45 feet above flood stage.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	College Place Arpt	-	Trees and powers lines were knocked down on Highway 125 due to thunderstorm winds. The College Place Airport mesonet station recorded a wind gust to 50 knots.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Walla Walla	-	Awnings were ripped off travel trailers and tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter were snapped.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Walla Walla	-	Large tree limbs and power lines blown down.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Shingles tearing off roof.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Eureka	-	Utility company reports 7 power poles snapped.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Burbank	-	Three 50 to 60 foot tall poplar trees downed. Ten foot by 12 foot metal shed lifted and blown into trees.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Wallula	-	Power lines down.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Waitsburg	-	Tree limbs on power lines knocked power out.
February 2003	Funnel Cloud	Walla Walla	-	A funnel cloud was cited west of Walla Walla, which had sporadic movement. The base of the funnel cloud was at about 1,000 feet, with the length of the funnel around 500 to 600 feet.
April 2003	Hail	College Place	-	In addition, 0.5 inch diameter hail fell three miles north of Walla Walla, and accumulated to 1.5 inches.
June 2003	Wildfire	Wallula Jct	-	A lightning sparked fire on Hatch Grade burned 150-200 acres of grass, sagebrush, and wheat. Fire District number five, the College Place Fire Department, and firefighters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service all assisted in putting out the blaze.
June 2002	Wildfire	Touchet	-	Lightning caused fire blackened 2,000 acres of grass and wheat.
May 2000	Funnel Cloud	(Alw)City/Co Arpt Wa	-	A small funnel cloud was spotted over the Walla Walla Regional Airport. This was associated with a thunderstorm that brought pea-sized hail to the city.

Mines and quarries

61 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 61 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 59 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	34
Stone, Crushed/Broken	15
Pumice	9
Stone	2
Clay	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status
Walla Walla Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Humorist Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Q5-0-85 Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Dodds Road	Pumice	Occurrence
Dry Creek	Pumice	Occurrence
Eureka	Pumice	Occurrence
Pleasant Ridge Road	Pumice	Occurrence
Prescott-Pleasantville Road	Pumice	Occurrence
Strohmaier	Pumice	Occurrence
Touchet	Pumice	Occurrence
Touchet River	Pumice	Occurrence
Wallula	Pumice	Occurrence
Davin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Dodd Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Greenville Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Lambdin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Mills Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Moore Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Sims Road Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Attalia Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Copeland Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Davin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Dell Avenue Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Eucon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Jessee and Sons	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Jones-Scott Company	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Loos Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lowden Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mill Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mill Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Thanney Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Touchet Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Two Rivers Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Waitsburg Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Welch Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Wilson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Town by town, in the county's histories

4,407 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 4 chapters, each reproduced complete.

Town	Chapter	From	Length
Dixie	An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington	An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington (1901)	1,330 words
Prescott	An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington	An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington (1901)	1,014 words
Touchet	An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington	An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington (1901)	1,037 words
Wallula	An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington	An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington (1901)	1,026 words

The county's history books

281,408 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 25 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington (1901)

Chapter	Length
Biographical sketches (1 of 2 so headed)	17,955 words in 2 parts
The Oregon Ouestion	2,004 words
The Inception of American History in Washington	1,597 words
Chapter 3: The Missions of Walla Walla and the Whitman Massacre	9,384 words
Chapter 4	1,537 words
Chapter 5: The Indi.w W.\rs of the ' Fifties	11,731 words
Chapter 6: Indi.-Vn Wars of the Fifties Continued	4,816 words
Chapter 7: Definite Orgaxization of Walla Walla County and Political History	5,203 words
Chapter 8: Political History of Walla Walla County, 1s63-1866	2,107 words
Chapter 9: Gener.xl and Political History of Walla Walla County, 1866-1874	5,854 words
Chapter 10: Annals of the Years 1875 to 1s81	2,912 words
Walla Walla County Elections 1882-I9oo	1,680 words
Chapter 12: The Land We Live in	8,109 words
Chapter 14: Tiik Industries of Wall.\ W.\lla County	11,343 words
Chapter 15: The Tr.\nsportation Lines of W.\ll.\ Walla County	5,406 words
Chapter 16: The Educational Institutions of W.\ll.\ Wall.\ County	7,128 words
Chapter 17: Earlier History of Walla Walla City 1 862- 1 883	3,648 words
Chapter 18: Later History of City Government of Wall.\ Wall.\, 18s3-I9oo	1,328 words
Chapter 19: The Churches of Walla Walla	6,647 words
Chapter 20: Fraternal and Other Organizations in the Cit of Walla Wall.a	10,570 words
Chapter 21: The Journalism of Walla Walla County	2,914 words
Chapter 22: Bench and Bar of Walla Walla	4,557 words
Chapter 23: Walla Walla in the Olden Times	4,818 words
Chapter 24: W.\lla W.\ll.\ City Ix I9oi	11,123 words
Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed)	137,037 words in 9 parts

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Adkins

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Page quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Ash

Burbank census division · 99323 · Levey quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Attalia

Burbank census division · 99323 · Near Badger Island · Wallula quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1992
Ayer

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Ayer quadrangle

8 sheets, 1948 to 1983
Babcock

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Near Eureka Flat · Eureka quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Baker-Langdon

Walla Walla-College Place census division · 99362 · On Reser Creek · Walla Walla quadrangle

12 sheets, 1919 to 1998
Berryman

Waitsburg census division · 99348 · Hadley quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1991
Bolles

Eureka Flat census division · 99361 · Waitsburg quadrangle

10 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Burbank

Burbank census division · 99323 · Pasco quadrangle

12 sheets, 1917 to 1992
Burbank Heights

Burbank census division · 99323 · Pasco quadrangle

12 sheets, 1917 to 1992
Buroker

Waitsburg census division · 99361 · On Spring Creek · Buroker quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Burr

99301 · Snake River quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Calhounville

Touchet census division · 99362 · On Big Spring Branch · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Chew

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Ayer quadrangle

8 sheets, 1948 to 1983
Climax

Waitsburg census division · 99348 · Hadley quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1991
Clyde

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Clyde quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
College Place

Walla Walla-College Place census division · 99362 · On Bryant Creek · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Coppei

Waitsburg census division · 99361 · Coppei quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Dixie

Waitsburg census division · 99329 · On Mud Creek · Dixie quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Dixie Crossing

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · On Mud Creek · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Eastman

Waitsburg census division · 99361 · On Mud Creek · Dixie quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Elwood

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Elwood quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Ennis

Waitsburg census division · 99348 · Valley Grove quadrangle

10 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Eureka

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Eureka quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Five Points

Waitsburg census division · 99361 · On Little Blue Creek · Kooskooskie quadrangle

13 sheets, 1919 to 1995
Gardena

Touchet census division · 99360 · On Touchet River · Touchet quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Garrett

Walla Walla-College Place census division · 99362 · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Gilliam

Waitsburg census division · 99361 · On Mud Creek · Dixie quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Hadley

Waitsburg census division · 99348 · Near Spring Valley · Hadley quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1991
Harbert

Walla Walla-College Place census division · 99362 · Buroker quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Harsha

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Near Touchet Valley · Harsha quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Harvey

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Clyde quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Hatch

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Page quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Humorist

Burbank census division · 99323 · Humorist quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1992
Hunt

Burbank census division · 99363 · On Walla Walla River · Wallula quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1992
Kibler

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · Buroker quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Kooskooskie

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · Near Railroad Canyon · Kooskooskie quadrangle

13 sheets, 1919 to 1995
Lamar

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Near Winnett Canyon · Eureka quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Langdon

Walla Walla-College Place census division · 99362 · On Russell Creek · Walla Walla quadrangle

12 sheets, 1919 to 1998
Le Grow

Eureka Flat census division · 99323 · Slater quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Lee

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Eureka quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Lowden

Waitsburg census division · 99360 · On Dry Creek · Lowden quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Magallon

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Near Monumental Rock · Monumental Rock quadrangle

8 sheets, 1948 to 1983
Matthew

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Lower Monumental Dam quadrangle

8 sheets, 1916 to 1983
Minnick

Waitsburg census division · 99361 · Dixie quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Mojonnier

Touchet census division · 99362 · On Stone Creek · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Paddock

Waitsburg census division · 99348 · Harsha quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Page

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Page quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Pedigo

Walla Walla-College Place census division · 99362 · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Pickard

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Clyde quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Port Kelley

Burbank census division · 99363 · Near Spring Gulch · Wallula quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1992
Prescott

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Near Whetstone Hollow · Prescott quadrangle

10 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Reese

Touchet census division · 99360 · Near Ninemile Canyon · Zangar Junction quadrangle

13 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Rifton

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Ayer quadrangle

8 sheets, 1948 to 1983
Robinson

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Near Colville Springs Hollow · Prescott quadrangle

10 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Rulo

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · Rulo quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Russell

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · On Spring Creek · Valley Grove quadrangle

10 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Ruxby

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Monumental Rock quadrangle

8 sheets, 1948 to 1983
Sapolil

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · On Spring Creek · Buroker quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Scott

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Lower Monumental Dam quadrangle

8 sheets, 1916 to 1983
Sheffler

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Near Walker Canyon · Snake River quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Slater

Eureka Flat census division · 99323 · Slater quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Stateline

Touchet census division · 99362 · On Big Spring Branch · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Sudbury

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · On Mud Creek · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Thiel

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · Hadley quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1991
Thomas

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · Near Nightingale Canyon · Buroker quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Tompkins

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · Pleasant View quadrangle

10 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Touchet

Touchet census division · 99360 · On Touchet River · Touchet quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Tracy

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · Buroker quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Two Rivers

Burbank census division · 99323 · On Two Rivers Islands · Humorist quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1992
Valley Grove

Waitsburg census division · 99362 · Valley Grove quadrangle

10 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Villard Junction

Burbank census division · 99323 · Near Foundation Island · Humorist quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1992
Waiilatpo

Touchet census division · 99362 · On Cold Creek · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980

No longer a settlement
Waitsburg

Waitsburg census division · 99361 · On Wilson Creek · Waitsburg quadrangle

10 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Walker

Eureka Flat census division · 99348 · In Walker Canyon · Snake River quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1991
Walla Walla

Walla Walla-College Place census division · 99362 · On Bryant Creek · Walla Walla quadrangle

12 sheets, 1919 to 1998
Wallula

Burbank census division · 99363 · Near Crescent Island · Wallula quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1992
Wallula Junction

Burbank census division · 99363 · On Walla Walla River · Wallula quadrangle

12 sheets, 1915 to 1992
Welland

Eureka Flat census division · 99323 · Welland quadrangle

11 sheets, 1915 to 1992
Whitman

Touchet census division · 99362 · On West Little Walla Walla River · College Place quadrangle

11 sheets, 1919 to 1980
Zangar Junction

Burbank census division · 99323 · Zangar Junction quadrangle

13 sheets, 1915 to 1991

The vanished settlements of Walla Walla County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.