Welcome to Mill Plain ...

Mill Plain is located in Clark County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Plain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Mill Plain: Mill Pln.

Mill Plain is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Mill Plain: (360)

Communities Also Named Mill Plain ...

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

Communities near Mill Plain ...

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

• Portland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Vancouver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Vancouver is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <4>
• Gresham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
• Beaverton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <4>
• Lake Oswego
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <4>
• Camas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
  • Camas is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <4>
• Happy Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <4>
• Battle Ground
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground
  • Battle Ground is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Ground <4>
• Milwaukie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukie
  • Milwaukie is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milwaukie <4>
• Troutdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
  • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Plain ...

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

Adding Mill Plain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mill Plain post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mill Plain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Plain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/