Welcome to Speaker ...

Speaker is located in Josephine County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Speaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Speaker is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Speaker: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Speaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Speaker - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Speaker ...

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

• Grants Pass
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Pass
  • Grants Pass is located in Josephine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants Pass <5>
• Canyonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Riddle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Glendale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
• Greenback ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
  • Greenback is located in Josephine County
• Azalea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
  • Azalea is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azalea <5>
• Placer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
  • Placer is located in Josephine County
• Wolf Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Wolf Creek is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Creek <5>
• Sunny Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Valley
  • Sunny Valley is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Valley <5>
• Leland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Leland is located in Josephine 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 Speaker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Speaker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Speaker ...

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

Adding Speaker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Speaker post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Speaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/

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