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Welcome to Alpine ...

Alpine is located in Morrow County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Alpine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Alpine is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Alpine: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Alpine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Alpine: This one is located in Morrow County and the other is located in Benton County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 43 communities that are also named Alpine - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Alpine ...

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

  • Hermiston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Boardman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Morrow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <5>
  • Stanfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
    • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <5>
  • Irrigon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
    • Irrigon is located in Morrow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <5>
  • Heppner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Echo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <5>
  • Ione
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Morrow County
  • Ordnance ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
    • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpine ...

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

Adding Alpine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alpine 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 Alpine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alpine post office opened in 1884.

We also found Alpine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpine.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alpine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morrow County: www.morrowcountyoregon.com/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Morrow, 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 Alpine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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