Welcome to Prindle ...

Prindle is located on the Oregon border (on the Columbia River).

Prindle is located in Skamania County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prindle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Prindle is near sea level<3>.

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

Prindle is within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Prindle ...

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

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

Communities near Prindle ...

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

• Gresham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
• Camas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
  • Camas is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <4>
• Troutdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
  • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <4>
• Washougal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washougal
  • Washougal is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washougal <4>
• Sandy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Clackamas County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
• Damascus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Damascus is located in Clackamas County (OR)
  • Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
• Fairview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Wood Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
  • Wood Village is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Village <4>
• Stevenson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
  • Stevenson is located in Skamania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <4>
• Cascade Locks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
  • Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prindle ...

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

Adding Prindle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prindle 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 Prindle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prindle post office opened in 1909.

We also found Prindle on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prindle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Skamania County: www.skamaniacounty.org/

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