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Welcome to Glencullen ...

Glencullen is located in Multnomah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glencullen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

Glencullen is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glencullen: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Glencullen ...

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

  • Vancouver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gresham
    (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
  • Beaverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tigard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Lake Oswego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oregon City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tualatin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Linn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Camas
    (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glencullen ...

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

Adding Glencullen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glencullen 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 Glencullen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glencullen post office opened in 1927. The Glencullen post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glencullen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Multnomah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glencullen - 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 Glencullen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Glencullen 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/