Welcome to South Portland ...

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

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

South Portland would have been located within present day Multnomah County<2>.

The location of South Portland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Portland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for South Portland: S. Portland

While the community is gone, the present day location for South Portland is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If South Portland still existed, it would have been in the (503) & (971)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named South Portland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Portland - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near South Portland ...

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

• Vancouver
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Hillsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Gresham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <6>
• Beaverton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Tigard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
• Oregon City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
• Camas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
  • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <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 South Portland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Portland.

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

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

Adding South Portland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Portland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for South Portland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Portland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/

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