Welcome to Fort Rains ...
Fort Rains is located in Skamania County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Rains: Ft. Rains
Fort Rains is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Rains lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fort Rains: 509
Communities near Fort Rains ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Rains.
- Hood River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stevenson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warrendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
- Warrendale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Dodson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dodson is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Skamania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skamania. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- Skamania is located in Skamania County
- Carson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stabler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler
- Stabler is located in Skamania County
- Cruzatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County
- Bridal Veil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Latourell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
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 Fort Rains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Rains.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Rains. 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 Fort Rains.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Rains. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Rains.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Rains ...
Looking for more information about Fort Rains? 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 Fort Rains, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Rains.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skamania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Rains - 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> | 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. |