Barstow, Washington

Barstow
census-designated place & unincorporated community
Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 118°08′34″W / 48.7771256°N 118.1427738°WCoordinates: 48°46′38″N 118°08′34″W / 48.7771256°N 118.1427738°W[1]
Country United States
State Washington
County Ferry
Elevation 1,410 ft (430 m)

Barstow is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Ferry County in the U.S. state of Washington.

Cougar attack

In 1999, a four-year-old boy was injured in a cougar attack near a house "on U.S. Highway 395 about a mile south of Barstow in Ferry County and about 11 miles northwest of Kettle Falls."[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barstow, Washington
  2. Craig, John (August 25, 1999). "Boy, 4, injured in cougar attack". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on 2000-09-03. Retrieved April 10, 2012.