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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Boring (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Boring. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Boring ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Boring was originally named Boring Junction

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Boring is located in Clackamas County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clackamas County: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington & Yamhill.

Below are the counties that are near Boring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boring:

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of Boring)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
    • Damascus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Eagle Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sandy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Carver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sunnyside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
    • Aims
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County
    • Currinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
      • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
    • Estacada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Clackamas County
    • Clackamas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clackamas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackamas
      • Clackamas is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clackamas <2>
    • Johnson City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Hood River County
    • Cascade Locks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
      • Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <2>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
    • Butteville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
    • Donald
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <2>
    • Hubbard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
    • Scotts Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
      • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <2>
    • Woodburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
    • Powell Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
    • Gresham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Troutdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Wood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Rockwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Fairview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
    • Corbett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazelwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Latourell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
      • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
      • Former names for Latourell:
      • Latourell Falls
      • Rooster Rock
    • Montavilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
    • Maywood Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Park
      • Maywood Park is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood Park <2>
    • Milwaukie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
    • Durham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Metzger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
    • Progress
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Washington County
    • Raleigh Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
    • Tigard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • West Slope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
    • King City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <2>
    • Beaverton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Cedar Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
      • Cedar Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <2>
    • Cedar Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mill
      • Cedar Mill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mill <2>
    • Marlene Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlene Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
    • Oak Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
  • Yamhill County
    • Newberg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
      • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <2>
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
    • Washougal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Camas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <2>
    • Fisher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Cascade Park East
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Sunnyside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Mill Plain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Cascade Park West
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Orchards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Five Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Minnehaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • Skamania
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • North Bonneville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Moffetts Hot Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
      • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • Stevenson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boring, see our County-by-County Page for Boring.

Newspapers Published in Boring ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boring, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boring.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Boring:

Cemeteries Near Boring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boring.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.

  • Pleasant Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forrester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Philip Foster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Philip Foster Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philip Foster Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145568 <4>
  • Firhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Firhill Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sandy.
    • The Firhill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fir Hill Cemetery
    • Fir Lawn Cemetery
    • Hood Loop Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Firhill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38779 <4>
  • Scandinavia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
  • Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gresham Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
  • Escobar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Escobar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Escobar Cemetery
  • Logan Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Githens Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Githens Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Githens Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Githens Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Githens Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213868 <4>
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Revenue Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Revenue Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Revenue Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347053 <4>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Boring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boring.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.

  • Pleasant Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
    • Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
  • Damascus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Powell Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
  • Eagle Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <2>
  • Logan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Clackamas County
  • Gresham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Rockwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
  • Sycamore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Multnomah County
  • Troutdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Sunnyside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
  • Currinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
    • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
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    • Fairview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
    • Aims
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County
    • Viola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Clackamas County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boring.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4300, Longitude: -122.3745    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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