Welcome to Amber ...

Amber is located in Spokane County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amber, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Amber is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Amber is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Amber is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Amber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Amber - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Communities near Amber ...

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

• Cheney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Medical Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Saint John
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Saint John is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <4>
• Rosalia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia
  • Rosalia is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalia <4>
• Sprague
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Sprague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague <4>
• Spangle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Malden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <4>
• Lamont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>
• Tyler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Tyler is located in Spokane County
• Lakeland Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
  • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County

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 Amber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amber.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amber. 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 Amber.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amber ...

Looking for more information about Amber? 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 Amber, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amber.

Adding Amber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amber 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 Amber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Amber post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amber.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amber. 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/