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Welcome to Two Rivers ...

Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Two Rivers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Two Rivers: Two Rivs.

Two Rivers is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Two Rivers: 509

Communities Also Named Two Rivers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Two Rivers - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, California, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Two Rivers ...

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

  • Kennewick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pasco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <3>
  • Richland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Finley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Finley is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Wallula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
  • Burbank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallula Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
  • Ainsworth Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
  • Highland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • West Pasco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Two Rivers ...

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

Adding Two Rivers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Two Rivers 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 (so far) for Two Rivers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Two Rivers post office opened in 1905. The Two Rivers post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Two Rivers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Walla Walla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Two Rivers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/