Welcome to Goodnoe Hills ...
Goodnoe Hills is located on the Oregon border (on the Columbia River).
Goodnoe Hills is located in Klickitat County<1>.
The pronunciation of Goodnoe Hills: GOOD-noh<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodnoe Hills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Goodnoe Hills is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Goodnoe Hills lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Goodnoe Hills: 509
Communities near Goodnoe Hills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goodnoe Hills.
- Goldendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldendale
- Goldendale is located in Klickitat County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldendale <4>
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Gilliam County (OR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
- Wasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
- Wasco is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <4>
- Rufus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emigrant Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Dot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Sinks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Sinks is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Roosevelt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
- Roosevelt is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <4>
- Klondike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Klondike is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Klickitat 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 Goodnoe Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodnoe Hills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goodnoe Hills. 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 Goodnoe Hills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodnoe Hills. See our Newspapers Page for Goodnoe Hills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodnoe Hills ...
Looking for more information about Goodnoe Hills? 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 Goodnoe Hills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Goodnoe Hills.
Adding Goodnoe Hills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Goodnoe Hills 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 Goodnoe Hills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Goodnoe Hills post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodnoe Hills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodnoe Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Goodnoe Hills. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goodnoe Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |