Washington Gazetteer
Little Hangman Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Whitman County. The primary coordinates for Little Hangman Creek places it within the WA 99033 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Little Hangman Creek |
| Category: | Washington physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads 3.5 km (2.2 mi) southeast of Plummer Butte, flows west-southwest 19 km (12 mi) to join Hangman Creek at Tekoa, within the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. |
| History: | A proposal to change the name Little Hangman Creek to Little Latah Creek was submitted by the Chairman of the Spokane County, Washington, Board of Commissioners; the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) rejected the proposal on 9 September 1999, because local use was strong for the name Little Hangman Creek and there was no new evidence to overturn the 1959 Board on Geographic Names (BGN) decision. |
| County: | Whitman County |
| Latitude: | 47.2240647 |
| Longitude: | -117.076566 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Little Hangman Creek: Little Hangman Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Little Hangman Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Tekoa, WA
(0.2 miles ESE) Latah, WA (5.4 miles NW) Tensed, ID (8.5 miles ESE) De Smet, ID (9.3 miles SE) Farmington, WA (9.4 miles S) |
Oakesdale, WA
(10.2 miles SW) Waverly, WA (10.9 miles NW) Plummer, ID (11.7 miles NE) Fairfield, WA (12 miles NNW) Rosalia, WA (13.8 miles W) |
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Willard, WA
(2.1 miles ENE) Willard, ID (2.1 miles ENE) Wallner, WA (2.9 miles NNE) Lone Pine, WA (3.5 miles W) Seltice, WA (4.8 miles S) |
Warner, WA
(5.7 miles SSW) Fairbanks, WA (6.5 miles W) Stringtown, WA (6.5 miles N) Mowry, ID (7 miles NNE) Rahm, WA (8.1 miles NW) |
