Welcome to Lower Bridge ...
So far, we found very little information about Lower Bridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lower Bridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lower Bridge, please Contact Us.
Lower Bridge would have been located within present day Deschutes County<2>.
The location of Lower Bridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lower Bridge is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Lower Bridge is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lower Bridge was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Lower Bridge once stood is in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.
Communities near Lower Bridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lower Bridge.
- Redmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
- Redmond is located in Deschutes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <6>
- Sisters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters
- Sisters is located in Deschutes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,811 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisters <6>
- Culver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Culver is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,686 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver <6>
- Metolius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metolius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metolius
- Metolius is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metolius <6>
- Crooked River Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked River Ranch
- Crooked River Ranch is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooked River Ranch <6>
- Terrebonne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrebonne
- Terrebonne is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrebonne <6>
- Opal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Geneva ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Jefferson County
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Jefferson County
- Tumalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo
- Tumalo is located in Deschutes 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 Lower Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lower Bridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lower Bridge. 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 Lower Bridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Bridge. See our Newspapers Page for Lower Bridge.
Adding Lower Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lower Bridge 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 Lower Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lower Bridge post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lower Bridge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Deschutes County: www.co.deschutes.or.us/
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 Lower Bridge, 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 Deschutes, 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 Lower Bridge - 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/ |