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Welcome to Firlock ...

So far, we found very little information about Firlock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Firlock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Firlock, please Contact Us.

Firlock would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Firlock is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Firlock was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Firlock was located: 503 & 971<4>

Communities near Firlock ...

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

  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Vancouver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gresham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <5>
  • Tigard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tigard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <5>
  • Lake Oswego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tualatin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Linn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Camas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <5>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Firlock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Firlock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Firlock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Firlock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.