Information about Spokane County
Spokane County was created on January 29, 1858. The original boundaries of the county encompassed present-day northern Idaho and northwestern Montana. This first Spokane County was renamed Stevens in 1864. The second Spokane County was organized on October 30, 1879, out of Stevens County. It is named after the Native American word, Spokane, which means "child of the sun." The county seat is Spokane.