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Welcome to Lachmund ...

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

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

Lachmund would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lachmund is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Lachmund ...

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

  • Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Salem is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Keizer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dallas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Silverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Monmouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aumsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Angel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

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 Lachmund, 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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lachmund - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.