Welcome to Hutchinson ...
So far, we found very little information about Hutchinson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hutchinson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hutchinson, please Contact Us.
Hutchinson would have been located within present day Baker County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Hutchinson, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hutchinson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hutchinson is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Hutchinson is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hutchinson was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Hutchinson and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Hutchinson would have been located in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Hutchinson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Hutchinson - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hutchinson.
Communities near Hutchinson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hutchinson.
- Baker City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- 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 <6>
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
- North Powder
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
- North Powder is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <6>
- Haines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- 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 <6>
- Sumpter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sumpter is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <6>
- Pocahontas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Baker County
- Bourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Bourne is located in Baker County
- Auburn ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Baker County
- Cabell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
- Cabell City is located in Grant County
- Hot Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Hutchinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hutchinson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hutchinson. 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 Hutchinson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hutchinson. See our Newspapers Page for Hutchinson.
Adding Hutchinson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Hutchinson post office opened in 1900.
We also found Hutchinson mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hutchinson.
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 Hutchinson, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hutchinson - 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> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |