Welcome to Stauffer ...
So far, we found very little information about Stauffer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stauffer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stauffer, please Contact Us.
Stauffer would have been located within present day Lake County<2>.
The location of Stauffer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stauffer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Stauffer is 4,570 feet [1,393 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Stauffer is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Stauffer was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Stauffer once stood is in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Stauffer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Stauffer - they are located in Alberta, California (2), Maryland, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stauffer.
Adding Stauffer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stauffer 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 Stauffer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Stauffer post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stauffer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyor.org
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 Stauffer, 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 Lake, 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 Stauffer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |