Welcome to Blockhouse ...

Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Blockhouse, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blockhouse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Blockhouse is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Blockhouse: (509)

Communities Also Named Blockhouse ...

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

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

Communities near Blockhouse ...

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

• Goldendale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldendale
  • Goldendale is located in Klickitat County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldendale <4>
• Rufus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
  • Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <4>
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Wahkiacus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
  • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
• Klickitat
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klickitat
  • Klickitat is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klickitat <4>
• Biggs Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
  • Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <4>
• Maryhill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryhill
  • Maryhill is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryhill <4>
• Wishram
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishram
  • Wishram is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wishram <4>
• Celilo Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celilo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
  • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County (OR)
• Fairbanks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County (OR)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blockhouse ...

Looking for more information about Blockhouse? 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 Blockhouse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blockhouse.

Adding Blockhouse to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blockhouse post office opened in 1872.

We also found Blockhouse in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blockhouse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/