Welcome to Boring ...

Boring is located in Clackamas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Boring: Named after William H. Boring (1841-1932), an early resident of this area and on whose property the first school was located.

Boring is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Boring lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Boring: (503) & (971)<3>

Communities Also Named Boring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Boring - they are located in Maryland and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boring.

Communities near Boring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boring.

• Portland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Gresham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
• Tigard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
  • Tigard is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <4>
• Lake Oswego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
  • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <4>
• Oregon City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <4>
• Tualatin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
  • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <4>
• West Linn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <4>
• Camas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
  • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <4>
• Happy Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <4>
• Milwaukie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukie
  • Milwaukie is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milwaukie <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boring.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boring. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boring.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boring. See our Newspapers Page for Boring.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boring ...

Looking for more information about Boring? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Boring, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boring.

Adding Boring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boring in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Boring post office opened in 1903.

We also found Boring on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/