Welcome to Usk ...
Usk is located on the Pend Oreille River (northeast Washington State).
Usk is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.
The pronunciation of Usk: UHSK<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Usk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Usk is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Usk lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Usk: (509)
Communities Also Named Usk ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Usk - it's located in British Columbia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Usk.
Communities near Usk ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Usk.
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
- Priest River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest River
- Priest River is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priest River <4>
- Oldtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Dalkena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
- Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
- Ruby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ruby is located in Pend Oreille County
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
- Chewelah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewelah
- Chewelah is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chewelah <4>
- Diamond City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
- Elk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Elk is located in Spokane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <4>
- Grays Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Spokane 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 Usk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Usk.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Usk. 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 Usk.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Usk. See our Newspapers Page for Usk.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Usk ...
Looking for more information about Usk? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Usk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Usk.
Adding Usk to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Usk 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 Usk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Usk post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Usk.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Usk. 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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Usk. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Usk - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |