Welcome to Garfield ...

So far, we found very little information about Garfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Garfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garfield, please Contact Us.

Garfield would have been located within present day Clackamas County<2>.

The location of Garfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Garfield is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Garfield was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Garfield would have been located in the (503) & (971)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Garfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Garfield - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Garfield ...

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

• Gresham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Oregon City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• West Linn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Happy Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Troutdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
  • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <6>
• Gladstone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <6>
• Sandy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Damascus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Damascus is located in Clackamas County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <6>
• Molalla
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molalla
  • Molalla is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molalla <6>
• Wood Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
  • Wood Village is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Village <6>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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