Welcome to Vistillas ...
So far, we found very little information about Vistillas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vistillas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vistillas, please Contact Us.
Vistillas would have been located within present day Lake County<2>.
The location of Vistillas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vistillas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Vistillas is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Vistillas is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Vistillas was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Vistillas still existed, it would have been in the (541) and (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Vistillas ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Vistillas: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Klamath County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vistillas.
Communities near Vistillas ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Vistillas.
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <6>
- Bly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bly
- Bly is located in Klamath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bly <6>
- Haynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Haynesville is located in Klamath County
- Fairport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Fairport is located in Modoc County (CA)
- New Pine Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pine Creek
- New Pine Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Pine Creek <6>
- New Pine Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pine Creek
- New Pine Creek is located in Modoc County (CA)
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 Vistillas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vistillas.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vistillas. 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 Vistillas.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vistillas. See our Newspapers Page for Vistillas.
Adding Vistillas to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vistillas 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 Vistillas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Vistillas post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vistillas.
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 Vistillas, 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 Vistillas - 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/ |