Welcome to Conner Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Conner Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Conner Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Conner Creek, please Contact Us.
Conner Creek would have been located within present day Baker County<2>.
The location of Conner Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Conner Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
A typical abbreviation for Conner Creek: Conner Crk. (or less commonly used: Conner Ck. or Conner Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Conner Creek is 4,260 feet [1,298 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Conner Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Conner Creek was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Conner Creek is in the Pacific Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
If Conner Creek still existed, it would have been in the (541) and (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Conner Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Conner Creek - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Conner Creek.
Communities near Conner Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Conner Creek.
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <6>
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <6>
- Weatherby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Weatherby is located in Baker County
- Lime ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Lime is located in Baker County
- Durkee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
- Durkee is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <6>
- Robinette ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - New Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- New Bridge is located in Baker County
- Rye Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
- Rye Valley is located in Baker County
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Eaton is located in Washington County (ID)
- Halfway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halfway is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halfway <6>
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 Conner Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conner Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Conner Creek. 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 Conner Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Conner Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Conner Creek.
Adding Conner Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Conner Creek 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 Conner Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Conner Creek post office opened in 1877.
We also found Conner Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Conner Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/
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 Conner Creek, 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 Baker, 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 Conner Creek - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |