Welcome to Dishman ...

Dishman is located in Spokane County<1>.

The location of Dishman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dishman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Dishman is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dishman lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dishman is located in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Dishman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dishman - it's located in Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dishman.

Communities near Dishman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dishman.

• Spokane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  • Spokane is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <4>
• Post Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
  • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <4>
• Cheney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <4>
• Airway Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
  • Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <4>
• Liberty Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
  • Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <4>
• Medical Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <4>
• Hauser
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
  • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <4>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Rockford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
• Spangle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  • Spangle is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dishman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dishman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dishman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dishman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dishman. See our Newspapers Page for Dishman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dishman ...

Looking for more information about Dishman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dishman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dishman.

Adding Dishman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dishman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dishman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dishman post office opened in 1900.

We also found Dishman mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dishman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dishman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/