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Welcome to Durkee ...Durkee is located in Baker County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Durkee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902. Durkee is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Durkee is ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Durkee lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Durkee (for example, toward Midvale (ID)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Telephone area codes for Durkee: (541) & (458)<3> The ZIP code for Durkee: 97905<4> Communities Also Named Durkee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Durkee - they are located in Michigan and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Durkee. Communities near Durkee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Durkee.
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 Durkee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Durkee. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Durkee. 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 Durkee. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Durkee. See our Newspapers Page for Durkee. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durkee ...Looking for more information about Durkee? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Durkee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Durkee. Adding Durkee to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Durkee 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 Durkee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Durkee in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Durkee post office opened in 1902. For more details, see References and Mentions for Durkee. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Durkee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/ The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/ Footnotes ...
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