Welcome to Laurel ...

Laurel is located in Klickitat County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

When the people of Laurel refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Laurelite or Laurelian.<3>

Laurel is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Laurel is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Laurel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Laurel: This one is located in Klickitat County and the other is located in Whatcom County.

Beyond Washington, there are 40 communities that are also named Laurel - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Laurel ...

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

• Hood River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood River
  • Hood River is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood River <5>
• White Salmon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Salmon
  • White Salmon is located in Klickitat County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Salmon <5>
• Bingen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
  • Bingen is located in Klickitat County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <5>
• Mosier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
  • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <5>
• Glenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
• B Z Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
  • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
• Trout Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
  • Trout Lake is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <5>
• Appleton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
  • Appleton is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton <5>
• Husum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husum
  • Husum is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Husum <5>
• Klickitat
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klickitat
  • Klickitat is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klickitat <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 Laurel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel ...

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

Adding Laurel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Laurel post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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