Oregon Gazetteer
Tualatin Valley is a physical feature (basin) in Washington County. The primary coordinates for Tualatin Valley places it within the OR 97123 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Tualatin Valley |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Basin |
| Description: | The center is a few miles SE of Hillsboro. The basin is drained by the Tualatin River and its major tributaries of Gales, Dairy, McKay, and Rock Creeks. It is bounded by the Tualatin Mountains and Pumpkin Ridge on the north, the Coast Range foothills to the west; the Chehalem Mountains to the south; and the west hills of Portland on the east. The 7.5' quadrangles that cover the basin are Laurelwood, Gales Creek, Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Linnton, Scholls, Beaverton, and Sherwood. |
| History: | Tualatin is an Indian word meaning either 'lazy', 'sluggish', or 'land without trees'. The first two describe the Tualatin River; the latter describes the basin itself. |
| County: | Washington County |
| Latitude: | 45.4927778 |
| Longitude: | -122.9683333 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Tualatin Valley: Tualatin Valley.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Tualatin Valley does not include property ownership information.
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Hillsboro, OR
(2.4 miles NNW) Cornelius, OR (4.7 miles WNW) Aloha, OR (4.9 miles E) Rockcreek, OR (6 miles NE) Bethany, OR (6.7 miles NE) |
Oak Hills, OR
(7 miles ENE) Forest Grove, OR (7.1 miles WNW) Marlene Village, OR (7.4 miles ENE) North Plains, OR (7.4 miles N) Dilley, OR (7.5 miles W) |
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Witch Hazel, OR
(1.9 miles ENE) Farmington, OR (3.1 miles SSE) Reedville, OR (3.4 miles E) Orenco, OR (3.6 miles NE) Blooming, OR (4.1 miles W) |
Hazeldale, OR
(4.1 miles ESE) Tobias, OR (4.3 miles E) Laurel, OR (5.3 miles SSW) Midway, OR (5.6 miles S) Huber, OR (5.6 miles E) |
