Welcome to McEwen ...

McEwen is located in Baker County<1>.

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

McEwen was established in 1891.

McEwen is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of McEwen is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named McEwen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McEwen - they are located in New Brunswick and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near McEwen ...

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

• Baker City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Sumpter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Unity
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Unity is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <5>
• Granite
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Granite is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Bourne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Bourne is located in Baker County
• Whitney ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Baker County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Hereford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McEwen ...

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

Adding McEwen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McEwen post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McEwen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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