Home Valley, Washington

Home Valley, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°41′53″N 121°46′35″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Skamania
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Home Valley is an unincorporated community in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area along the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington, United States.^[1] The community is located on Washington State Route 14 and lies southeast of nearby Carson.

History

The name "Home Valley" is a translation from the original Norwegian name "Heim Dal".^[2] A post office called Homevalley was in operation from 1892 until 1959.^[3]

Parks and recreation

Home Valley is situated within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and outside the southern end of Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which contains the nearby highland terrain areas of Wind Mountain and Dog Mountain.

See also

• List of unincorporated communities in Washington

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Home Valley
2. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 115.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2016.