Welcome to Witch Hazel ...

Witch Hazel is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Witch Hazel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Witch Hazel is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Witch Hazel: (503) and (971)<4>

Communities near Witch Hazel ...

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

• Portland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• Vancouver
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Beaverton
  (5 miles [8 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Lake Oswego
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Oregon City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Tualatin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• West Linn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Forest Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Wilsonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <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 Witch Hazel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Witch Hazel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Witch Hazel ...

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

Adding Witch Hazel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Witch Hazel post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Witch Hazel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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