Welcome to Jared ...

Jared is located on the Pend Oreille River (northeast Washington State).

Jared is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.

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

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

Jared is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Jared: (509)

Communities Also Named Jared ...

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

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

Communities near Jared ...

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

• Ione
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <4>
• Cusick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
  • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <4>
• Diamond City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
• Usk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usk
  • Usk is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Usk <4>
• Dalkena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
  • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
• Nordman
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordman
  • Nordman is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordman <4>
• Coolin
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolin
  • Coolin is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolin <4>
• Chewelah
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewelah
  • Chewelah is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chewelah <4>
• Oldtown
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
  • Oldtown is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <4>
• Newport
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <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 Jared. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jared.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jared ...

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

Adding Jared to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jared.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pend Oreille County: www.co.pend-oreille.wa.us/

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