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Welcome to Kewa ...

Kewa is located in Ferry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kewa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Kewa is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kewa: 509

Communities near Kewa ...

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

  • Hunters
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Inchelium
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gifford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Daisy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Stevens County
  • Rice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Stevens County
  • Fort Spokane
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
    • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
  • Keller
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Miles
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Lincoln County
  • Deer Meadows
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
    • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln 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 Kewa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kewa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kewa ...

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

Adding Kewa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kewa 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 Kewa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Kewa post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kewa.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Ferry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kewa - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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