Kinneyville was an
unincorporated community
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in
Benton County,
Washington
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, United States, and is now a part of
Prosser.
History
The community was founded by in the early 1880s by James Gordon Kinney, a stage station master. At that time, Prosser was called Prosser Falls. By 1883, Kinneyville had two restaurants, several saloons, a hotel and a single residence. The community was called Kinneyville before merging with
Prosser Falls to form Prosser.
See also
*
Horse Heaven, Washington
Horse Heaven was an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located approximately 13 miles southeast of Prosser in Carter Canyon. The original community site has been abandoned, and most of it no longer remains.
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References
Prosser, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Benton County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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