Welcome to Armstrong ...

Armstrong is located in Whitman County<1>.

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

Armstrong is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Armstrong is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Armstrong: (509)

Communities Also Named Armstrong ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Armstrong - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas (3), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Armstrong ...

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

• Moscow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
• Colfax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Palouse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
  • Palouse is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <4>
• Potlatch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch
  • Potlatch is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potlatch <4>
• Garfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>
• Colton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <4>
• Uniontown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Onaway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
  • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
• Shawnee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
• Staley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Staley is located in Whitman 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 Armstrong. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Armstrong.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Armstrong ...

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

Adding Armstrong to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Armstrong 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 Armstrong was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Armstrong mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armstrong.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

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