Welcome to Mountaindale ...

Mountaindale is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountaindale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Mountaindale is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Mountaindale: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Mountaindale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mountaindale - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mountaindale ...

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

• Portland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• Vancouver
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Vancouver is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <5>
• Hillsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Beaverton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <5>
• Tigard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
  • Tigard is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <5>
• Forest Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <5>
• Saint Helens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <5>
• Cornelius
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <5>
• Ridgefield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
  • Ridgefield is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgefield <5>
• Scappoose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
  • Scappoose is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountaindale ...

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

Adding Mountaindale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountaindale 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 Mountaindale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mountaindale post office opened in 1873.

We also found Mountaindale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountaindale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

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