Welcome to Encina ...

Encina is located in Baker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Encina, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Encina is 3,960 feet [1,207 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Encina is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Encina, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Encina: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities near Encina ...

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

• Baker City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
  • Baker City is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Baker City has also been known as:
  • Baker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <5>
• Haines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
  • Haines is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <5>
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Bridgeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• China Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • China Town is located in Baker County
• Durkee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
  • Durkee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <5>
• Keating
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Keating is located in Baker County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
• Rye Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
  • Rye Valley is located in Baker County
• Malheur City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
  • Malheur City is located in Malheur 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 Encina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Encina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Encina ...

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

Adding Encina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Encina 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 Encina was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Encina mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Encina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Encina. 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/