Welcome to Quartz ...

Quartz is located in Baker County<1>.

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

Quartz is 3,620 feet [1,103 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Quartz is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area codes for Quartz: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Quartz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Quartz - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Montana (2), Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Communities near Quartz ...

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

• Baker City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• Keating
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Keating is located in Baker County
• Bridgeport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• China Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • China Town is located in Baker County
• Durkee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
  • Durkee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <5>
• Hereford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <5>
• Hutchinson ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in Baker 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 Quartz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quartz.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quartz ...

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

Adding Quartz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quartz 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 Quartz was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Quartz mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quartz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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