Welcome to Needy ...

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

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

Needy would have been located within present day Clackamas County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Needy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Needy is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The location where Needy once stood is in the (503) and (971)<4> area codes.

Going back to its beginning, Needy was originally named Hardscrabble. For more information about the names of Needy, see The Names of Needy on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Needy ...

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

• Tigard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
• Lake Oswego
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
  • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <6>
• Keizer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <6>
• Oregon City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <6>
• Tualatin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
  • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <6>
• West Linn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <6>
• Woodburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <6>
• Wilsonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <6>
• Newberg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
  • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <6>
• Milwaukie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukie
  • Milwaukie is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milwaukie <6>

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

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

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

Adding Needy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Needy 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 Needy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Needy post office opened in 1855.

We also found Needy in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Needy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/

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