Welcome to Firwood ...

Firwood is located in Clackamas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Firwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Firwood is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Firwood: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Firwood ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Firwood.

Communities near Firwood ...

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

• Gresham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Oregon City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <5>
• Camas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Happy Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Troutdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Washougal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washougal
  • Washougal is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washougal <5>
• Gladstone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <5>
• Damascus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Fairview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Estacada
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacada
  • Estacada is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estacada <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 Firwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Firwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Firwood ...

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

Adding Firwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Firwood 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 Firwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Firwood post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Firwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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