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Welcome to Unfried ...

So far, we found very little information about Unfried. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Unfried to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Unfried, please Contact Us.


Unfried would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Unfried, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Unfried is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Unfried was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Unfried was located: 509

Communities near Unfried ...

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

  • Lewiston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
  • Clarkston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pomeroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Asotin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Colton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Uniontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Silcott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Silcott is located in Asotin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
  • Pataha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pataha is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
  • Peola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peola is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
  • Cloverland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland

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

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

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

Adding Unfried to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Unfried in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Unfried was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Unfried post office opened in 1910. The Unfried post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Unfried.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Unfried, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Unfried - 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>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/