Welcome to Althouse ...
So far, we found very little information about Althouse. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Althouse to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Althouse, please Contact Us.
Althouse would have been located within present day Josephine County<2>.
The location of Althouse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Althouse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Althouse is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Althouse was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Althouse still existed, it would have been in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Althouse ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Althouse - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Althouse.
Communities near Althouse ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Althouse.
- Cave Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Junction
- Cave Junction is located in Josephine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Junction <6>
- Kerby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kerby is located in Josephine County
- Former names for Kerby:
- Kerbyville
- Napoleon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerby <6>
- Waldo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - O'Brien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- O'Brien is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <6>
- Brown City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
- Brown City is located in Josephine County
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <6>
- Williams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Williams is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <6>
- Wilderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Wilderville is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilderville <6>
- Murphy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in Josephine 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 Althouse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Althouse.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Althouse. 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 Althouse.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Althouse. See our Newspapers Page for Althouse.
Adding Althouse to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Althouse in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Althouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Althouse post office opened in 1877.
We also found Althouse in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Althouse.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Althouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Josephine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Althouse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |