Research Guides
Pacific Northwest Reference Collection: Place Names
Place Names
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British Columbia Place Names
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Call Number: Special Collections PNW F1086.4 .A395 1986Publication Date: 1986Subjects: Names, Geographical -- British Columbia; British Columbia -- Gazetteers -
Idaho Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary
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Call Number: Special Collections PNW F744 .B66 1988Publication Date: 1988Subjects: Names, Geographical -- Idaho -- Dictionaries; Idaho -- History, Local
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About Those King County Place-Names: An Informal History byCall Number: Special Collections PNW F897.K4 C37 1989Publication Date: 1989Subjects: Names, Geographical -- Washington (State) -- King County; King County (Wash.)
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Names on the Face of Montana: The Story of Montana's Place Names
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Call Number: Special Collections PNW F729 .C5 1983Publication Date: 1983Subjects: Names, Geographical -- Montana; Montana -- History, Local
Provides the history of the place name
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Yukon, Places & Names byCall Number: Special Collections PNW F1091 .C67Publication Date: 1980Subjects: Names, Geographical -- Yukon Territory; Yukon Territory -- History, Local
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Place Names of Washington byCall Number: Special Collections PNW F889 .H57 1985Publication Date: 1985Subjects: Washington (State) -- Gazetteers
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A Geographic Dictionary of Washington by
Call Number: Special Collections PNW F889 .L25Publication Date: 1917Subjects: Washington (State) -- Gazetteers -
Oregon Geographic Names
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Call Number: Special Collections PNW F874 .M16 1992Publication Date: 1992Subjects: Names, Geographical -- Oregon; Oregon -- History, Local -
Origin of Washington Geographic Names by
Call Number: Special Collections PNW 979.7 M46oPublication Date: 1923Subjects: Names, Geographical -- Washington (State); Washington (State) -- History -
Dictionary of Alaska Place Names by
Call Number: Special Collections PNW F902 .O77Publication Date: 1967Subjects: Names, Geographical -- Alaska; Alaska -- Gazetteers -
Alaska Place Names byCall Number: Special Collections PNW F902 .S36 1991Publication Date: 1991Subjects: Alaska -- Gazetteers
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British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906, to Which are Added a Few Names in Adjacent United States Territory; Their Origin and History by
Call Number: Special Collections PNW 979.524 W14Publication Date: 1909Subjects: Names, Geographical -- British Columbia; British Columbia -- Gazetteers
Guide Information
This guide includes commonly-used reference material held in Special Collections. This guide is divided into subject areas. Please search the Library Catalog below for other key reference sources that may not be contained in this list.