Washington Gazetteer
Hangman Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Spokane County. The primary coordinates for Hangman Creek places it within the WA 99201 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Hangman Creek |
| Category: | Washington physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads in St. Joe National Forest, in the foothills of Benewah County, Idaho, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) southeast of Charles Butte, flows northwest for 89 km (55 mi) to the Spokane River, just west of Spokane, Washington. |
| History: | "The naming of Hangman Creek recognizes the site where Yakima Chief Qualchan was hanged by Colonel George Wright's men. Colonel Wright killed a number of Native Americans and approximately 800 of their horses to punish the Native Americans for their victory over Colonel Steptoe. ""Latah"" is a Native American word meaning ""jumping fish"", dating back to 1804 and the Lewis and Clark expedition. The native variant name ""Snt’ut’u’lmkhwkwe'"" is translated as ""Suckers in the Water"". A proposal to change the name Hangman Creek to Latah Creek was submitted in April 1997; the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) on 9 September 1999 because local use was not strong enough and there was no new evidence to overturn a 1959 USBGN decision." |
| County: | Spokane County |
| Latitude: | 47.6598908 |
| Longitude: | -117.4577144 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hangman Creek: 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 Hangman Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Spokane, WA
(1.4 miles E) Town and Country, WA (4.9 miles NNE) Airway Heights, WA (6.4 miles W) Country Homes, WA (6.6 miles NNE) Fairwood, WA (7.6 miles NNE) |
Millwood, WA
(8.3 miles E) Mead, WA (8.9 miles NNE) Four Lakes, WA (9.3 miles SW) Fairchild AFB, WA (9.4 miles WSW) Spokane Valley, WA (10.2 miles E) |
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West Spokane, WA
(< 0.1 mile) Highland, WA (4.1 miles NW) Hazelwood, WA (4.7 miles WSW) Geiger Heights, WA (4.9 miles SSW) Hillyard, WA (5.1 miles ENE) |
Lyons, WA
(5.6 miles WNW) Yardley, WA (5.8 miles E) Parkwater, WA (6 miles E) Glenrose, WA (6.1 miles ESE) Hayford, WA (6.1 miles SW) |
