Welcome to West Woodburn ...

West Woodburn is located in Marion County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for West Woodburn: W. Woodburn

West Woodburn is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Woodburn ...

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

• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Tigard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Keizer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <4>
• Oregon City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• McMinnville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Tualatin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• West Linn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Wilsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <4>
• Newberg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Sherwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Woodburn ...

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

Adding West Woodburn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Woodburn post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Woodburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Woodburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

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