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Welcome to Derry ...Derry is located in Polk County<1>. The location of Derry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Derry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Derry is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Derry lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Derry: (503) and (971)<4> Communities Also Named Derry ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Derry - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Pennsylvania (4). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Derry. Communities near Derry ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Derry.
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 Derry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Derry. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Derry. 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 Derry. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Derry. See our Newspapers Page for Derry. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Derry ...Looking for more information about Derry? 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 Derry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Derry. Adding Derry to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Derry 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 Derry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Derry. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Derry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/ The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/ Footnotes ...
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