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Welcome to Tonquin ...

Tonquin is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tonquin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

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

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

Area Codes for Tonquin: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Tonquin ...

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

  • Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tigard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • West Linn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Forest Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Newberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tonquin ...

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

Adding Tonquin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tonquin 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 Tonquin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tonquin post office opened in 1912. The Tonquin post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tonquin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tonquin - 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 Tonquin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Tonquin 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/