Welcome to Kerry ...

Kerry is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

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<3>.

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

Area codes for Kerry: (503) and (971)<4>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
• Vernonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
  • Vernonia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <5>
• Rainier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <5>
• Clatskanie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatskanie
  • Clatskanie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clatskanie <5>
• Cathlamet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathlamet
  • Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathlamet <5>
• East Cathlamet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
  • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
• Clifton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
• Fishhawk ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
  • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
• Quincy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Columbia County
• Brownsmead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
  • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County

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 for Kerry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kerry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/