Miles is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Lincoln County, in the
U.S. state of
Washington. It is located adjacent to
Fort Spokane where the
Spokane River empties into the
Columbia River.
History
A post office called Miles was in operation from 1881 until 1962. The community was named after Gen.
Nelson A. Miles. The post office was the address of Fort Spokane.
References
Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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