Welcome to Pioneer ...

Pioneer is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pioneer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Pioneer is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Pioneer lies within the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Pioneer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Pioneer: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Pierce County.

Beyond Washington, there are 35 communities that are also named Pioneer - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), California (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (4), Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Pioneer ...

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

• Vancouver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Camas
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <3>
• Battle Ground
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Saint Helens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <3>
• Ridgefield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
  • Ridgefield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgefield <3>
• Scappoose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
  • Scappoose is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <3>
• Woodland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <3>
• La Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <3>
• Kalama
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
  • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <3>
• Columbia City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pioneer ...

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

Adding Pioneer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pioneer post office opened in 1873.

We also found Pioneer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pioneer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pioneer. 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://wa.gov/