Welcome to Firwood ...
Firwood is located in Klickitat County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Firwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Firwood is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Firwood is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Firwood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Firwood: 509
Communities Also Named Firwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Firwood: This one is located in Klickitat County and the other is located in Pierce County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Firwood.
Communities near Firwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Firwood.
- Goldendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <3>
- Blockhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blockhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
- Wahkiacus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
- Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Klickitat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maryhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Biggs Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
- Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <3>
- Wishram
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Celilo Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celilo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
- Celilo Village is located in Wasco County (OR)
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 Firwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Firwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Firwood. 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 Firwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Firwood. See our Newspapers Page for Firwood.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Firwood ...
Looking for more information about Firwood? 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 Firwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Firwood.
Adding Firwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Firwood 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 Firwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Firwood post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Firwood.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Klickitat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Firwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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/ |