Welcome to Willamette ...

Willamette is located in Clackamas County<1>.

The location of Willamette has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Willamette: wil-LAMM-met<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willamette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Willamette is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Willamette: (503) & (971)<5>

Communities Also Named Willamette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Willamette - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Willamette ...

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

• Portland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Hillsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
• Gresham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Beaverton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <6>
• Tigard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
• Lake Oswego
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
• Oregon City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Tualatin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Woodburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <6>
• Wilsonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <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 Willamette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willamette.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willamette ...

Looking for more information about Willamette? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Willamette, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willamette.

Adding Willamette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willamette 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 Willamette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Willamette post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willamette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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