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Welcome to Ramapo ...

Ramapo is located in Multnomah County<1>.

Ramapo is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ramapo: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Ramapo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ramapo - they are located in Kansas, New York and Washington.

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

Communities near Ramapo ...

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

  • Portland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vancouver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gresham
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Tigard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tualatin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Linn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ramapo ...

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

Adding Ramapo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ramapo 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 Ramapo was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ramapo.

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