Welcome to Wemme ...
Wemme is located in Clackamas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wemme, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
Wemme is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wemme lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wemme: 503 & 971<3>
Communities near Wemme ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wemme.
- Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Estacada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Government Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Aims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Clackamas County
- Bridal Veil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Currinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Currinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Dodson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dodson is located in Multnomah County
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 Wemme. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wemme.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wemme. 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 Wemme.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wemme. See our Newspapers Page for Wemme.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wemme ...
Looking for more information about Wemme? 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 Wemme, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wemme.
Adding Wemme to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wemme 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 Wemme was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wemme post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wemme.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wemme - 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 Wemme area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Wemme 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |