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Welcome to Linnton ...

Linnton is located in Multnomah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linnton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Linnton is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Linnton: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Linnton ...

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

  • Portland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vancouver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gresham
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tigard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tualatin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • West Linn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Camas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • 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 Linnton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linnton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linnton ...

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

Adding Linnton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Linnton post office opened in 1889. The Linnton post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linnton.

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 Linnton - 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 Linnton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Linnton 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/