Welcome to Jasper ...

Jasper is located in Lane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jasper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Jasper is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Jasper: (541) and (458)<3>

Communities Also Named Jasper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Jasper - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jasper.

Communities near Jasper ...

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

• Eugene
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Eugene is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <4>
• Springfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Cottage Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <4>
• Creswell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
  • Creswell is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <4>
• Lowell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Coburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <4>
• Trent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
  • Trent is located in Lane County
• Fall Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
  • Fall Creek is located in Lane County
• Goshen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Lane County
• Walterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterville
  • Walterville is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterville <4>

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 Jasper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jasper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jasper ...

Looking for more information about Jasper? 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 Jasper, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jasper.

Adding Jasper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jasper 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 Jasper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jasper post office opened in 1884.

We also found Jasper in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jasper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jasper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/