Cornelius: Washington County - 185th Ave at Rock Creek Blvd
Cornelius combines agricultural roots with metropolitan connections in a way that reflects its position in Washington County’s Tualatin Valley. Northeast of the historic downtown, the junction of Northwest 185th Avenue and Rock Creek Boulevard belongs to a developed corridor of homes, offices, shops and major roads on Portland’s western side. Rock Creek, a tributary of the Tualatin River, gives the area its name and links this built-up setting to the valley’s drainage network. Cornelius was incorporated in 1893 and named for Thomas R. Cornelius, a pioneer associated with the town’s early development. The community remains close to farmland while sharing the transport and employment orbit of greater Portland.
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