Welcome to Perdue ...
So far, we found very little information about Perdue. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Perdue to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perdue, please Contact Us.
Perdue would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.
The location of Perdue has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Perdue, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Perdue is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Perdue was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Perdue still existed, it would have been in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Perdue ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Perdue - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perdue.
Communities near Perdue ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perdue.
- Myrtle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Creek
- Myrtle Creek is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Creek <6>
- Canyonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyonville
- Canyonville is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyonville <6>
- Riddle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Riddle is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Former names for Riddle:
- Riddles
- Riddlesburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <6>
- Days Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Creek
- Days Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Days Creek <6>
- Tiller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller
- Tiller is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiller <6>
- Tri City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Azalea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Azalea is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azalea <6>
- Dillard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Dillard is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <6>
- Golden ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Josephine County
- Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Perdue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perdue.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perdue. 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 Perdue.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perdue. See our Newspapers Page for Perdue.
Adding Perdue to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Perdue 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 Perdue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Perdue post office opened in 1884.
We also found Perdue in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Perdue.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.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 Perdue, 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 Douglas, 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 Perdue - 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/ |