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Welcome to Kerry ...

Kerry is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Kerry is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kerry: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Kerry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kerry - they are located in Michigan, North Dakota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kerry ...

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

  • Longview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
  • Vernonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Clatskanie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cathlamet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • East Cathlamet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
  • Eagle Cliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • Clifton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
  • Quincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Quincy is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerry ...

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

Adding Kerry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kerry post office opened in 1917. The Kerry post office closed in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kerry - 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 Kerry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Kerry 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/