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Welcome to Furport ...

Furport is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Furport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Furport is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Furport: 509

Communities near Furport ...

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

  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
  • Priest River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cusick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <3>
  • Oldtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Usk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Elk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Blanchard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays Landing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
  • Laclede
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Furport ...

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

Adding Furport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Furport 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 (so far) for Furport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Furport post office opened in 1924. The Furport post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Furport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pend Oreille, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Furport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/