Welcome to Jared ...
Jared is located on the Pend Oreille River (northeast Washington State).
Jared is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Jared lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
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 <3>
- Cusick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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.<4> 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)
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- Chewelah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oldtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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.
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 Jared - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |