Welcome to Tiger ...
Tiger is located on the Pend Oreille River (northeast Washington State).
Tiger is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.
The location of Tiger has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tiger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Tiger is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Tiger lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Tiger is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.
Communities Also Named Tiger ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Tiger - they are located in Arizona (2), Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tiger.
Communities near Tiger ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tiger.
- Ione
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Metaline Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metaline Falls
- Metaline Falls is located in Pend Oreille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metaline Falls <4>
- Metaline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metaline
- Metaline is located in Pend Oreille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metaline <4>
- Diamond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Pend Oreille Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pend Oreille Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pend Oreille Village
- Pend Oreille Village is located in Pend Oreille County
- Ruby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ruby is located in Pend Oreille County
- Spirit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit
- Spirit is located in Stevens County
- Nordman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- 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>
- Nelway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Pinkney City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Pinkney City is located in Stevens 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 Tiger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tiger.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tiger. 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 Tiger.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tiger. See our Newspapers Page for Tiger.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tiger ...
Looking for more information about Tiger? 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 Tiger, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tiger.
Adding Tiger to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tiger 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 Tiger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tiger post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tiger.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tiger. 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/
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 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tiger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |