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Welcome to Venersborg ...

Venersborg is located in Clark County<1>.


The location of Venersborg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Venersborg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Venersborg is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Venersborg is within the (360) area code.

Communities near Venersborg ...

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

  • Vancouver
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gresham
    (18 miles [29 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>
  • Camas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Battle Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Troutdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Washougal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Helens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
  • Ridgefield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fairview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
  • Woodland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Venersborg ...

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

Adding Venersborg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Venersborg post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Venersborg.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Venersborg. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Venersborg - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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