Welcome to Hood ...

Hood is located in Skamania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Hood is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hood: 509

Communities Also Named Hood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana (2), Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hood.

Communities near Hood ...

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

• White Salmon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Salmon
  • White Salmon is located in Klickitat County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Salmon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to White Salmon
  • From Hood to White Salmon
• Stevenson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
  • Stevenson is located in Skamania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stevenson
  • From Hood to Stevenson
• Cascade Locks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
  • Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <3>
• Bingen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
  • Bingen is located in Klickitat County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bingen
  • From Hood to Bingen
• Mosier
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
  • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mosier
  • From Hood to Mosier
• Pine Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Grove
  • From Hood to Pine Grove
• Lenz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
  • Lenz is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Lenz has also been known as:
  • Sherman Spur
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lenz
  • From Hood to Lenz
• Odell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <3>
• Husum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husum
  • Husum is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Husum <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Husum
  • From Hood to Husum
• B Z Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
  • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to B Z Corner
  • From Hood to B Z Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hood ...

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

Adding Hood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hood post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hood.