Editing Venersborg, Washington (section)

==History==
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The community was established as "Venner's Villas" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when a land entrepreneur, J. C. Lanerberg, purchased land from various sources including the government, railroad companies, and other landowners. He divided the land into {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on}} lots. To market the area, Lanerberg produced [[Flyer (pamphlet)|pamphlets]] written in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] that highlighted its resemblance to rural [[Sweden]]. The flyers were concentrated in large, urban communities throughout the United States and the first settlers who arrived in the early 1900s were mostly of Swedish ancestry. The growth of nearby [[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]] and [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] led to an influx of new residents in the 1960s.

The land was originally heavily timbered. A number of farms and orchards were established in the early 20th century, some of which have existed into the [[3rd millennium]] that grow rare, [[heirloom plant|heirloom]] apple varieties.

The community is considered rural and the town supports three non-residential buildings. A single commercial establishment, the Venersborg Store, reopened in 2008 but closed in 2013.