Welcome to Braun ...

Braun is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

Braun is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Braun: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities near Braun ...

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

• Forest Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <5>
• Scappoose
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
  • Scappoose is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <5>
• Vernonia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
  • Vernonia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <5>
• North Plains
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains
  • North Plains is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Plains <5>
• Banks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <5>
• Timber
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber
  • Timber is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timber <5>
• Buxton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Buxton is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <5>
• Pittsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
• Manning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Manning is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <5>
• Christie ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
  • Christie is located in Washington County
  • Christie has also been known as:
  • Carstens

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Braun ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/