Welcome to Canemah ...

Canemah is located in Clackamas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canemah, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Canemah is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Canemah: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Canemah ...

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

Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Multnomah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Portland
- From Canemah to Portland
Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillsboro
- From Canemah to Hillsboro
Gresham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Multnomah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
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Beaverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverton is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
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Tigard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tigard is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
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Lake Oswego
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
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Tualatin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tualatin
- From Canemah to Tualatin
Woodburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
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Camas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Camas
- From Canemah to Camas
Wilsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilsonville
- From Canemah to Wilsonville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canemah ...

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

Adding Canemah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canemah 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 (so far) for Canemah was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canemah.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canemah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Canemah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Canemah area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.