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Welcome to Ping ...

Ping is located in Garfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ping, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Ping is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ping: 509

Communities near Ping ...

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

  • Pomeroy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • LaCrosse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Endicott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Gould City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gould City is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Almota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Almota is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
  • Mayview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mayview is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Pataha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pataha is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
  • Delaney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Delaney is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
  • Colfax
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Albion
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ping ...

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

Adding Ping to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ping post office opened in 1889. The Ping post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ping.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ping - 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/