Welcome to Skamania ...
Skamania is located on the Oregon border (on the Columbia River).
Skamania is located in Skamania County<1>.
The pronunciation of Skamania: skuh-MAY-neeuh<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Skamania, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Skamania is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Skamania lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Skamania: 509
Communities near Skamania ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skamania.
- Camas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Troutdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Washougal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Wood Village is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Village <4>
- Stevenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Locks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- North Bonneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bonneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
- Bonneville is located in Multnomah County (OR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bonneville
- From Skamania to Bonneville
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 Skamania. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skamania.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skamania. 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 Skamania.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skamania. See our Newspapers Page for Skamania.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skamania ...
Looking for more information about Skamania? 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 Skamania, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skamania.
Adding Skamania to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Skamania 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 Skamania was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Skamania post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Skamania.
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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Skamania. 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 Skamania - 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/ |