Welcome to Brightwood ...

Brightwood is located in Clackamas County<1>.

Brightwood was established in 1891.

Brightwood is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Brightwood: (503) and (971)<3>

The ZIP code for Brightwood: 97011<4>

Communities Also Named Brightwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Brightwood - they are located in Indiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Brightwood ...

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

• Sandy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <5>
• Estacada
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacada
  • Estacada is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estacada <5>
• North Bonneville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bonneville
  • North Bonneville is located in Skamania County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bonneville <5>
• Zigzag
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigzag
  • Zigzag is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zigzag <5>
• Marmot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmot
  • Marmot is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmot <5>
• Rhododendron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhododendron
  • Rhododendron is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhododendron <5>
• Aims
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
  • Aims is located in Clackamas County
• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Clackamas County
• George
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • George is located in Clackamas County
• Government Camp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Camp
  • Government Camp is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Government Camp <5>

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 Brightwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brightwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brightwood. 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 Brightwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brightwood ...

Looking for more information about Brightwood? 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 Brightwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brightwood.

Adding Brightwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brightwood 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 Brightwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brightwood post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brightwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brightwood. 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/