Welcome to Seghers ...

Seghers is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seghers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Seghers is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Seghers: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities near Seghers ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• McMinnville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • McMinnville is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
• Tualatin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Forest Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Newberg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Sherwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <5>
• Cornelius
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• King City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <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 Seghers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seghers.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seghers ...

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

Adding Seghers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Seghers post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seghers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seghers. 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/