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Welcome to Warm Springs ...

Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Warm Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Warm Springs: Warm Spgs. (or less commonly used: Warm Spngs. or Warm Sprngs.)

Warm Springs is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Warm Springs ...

While we believe that this Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 2 Oregon communities named Warm Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Crook and Malheur County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 10 communities that are also named Warm Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Montana, Nevada (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Warm Springs ...

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

  • Madras
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
    • Madras is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <5>
  • Culver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
    • Culver is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,686 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver <5>
  • Metolius
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metolius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metolius
    • Metolius is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metolius <5>
  • Grandview ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Jefferson County
  • Simnasho
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho
    • Simnasho is located in Wasco County
  • Geneva ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Jefferson County
  • Opal City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
    • Opal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Crooked River Ranch
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Wasco County
  • Wapinitia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
    • Wapinitia is located in Wasco 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 Warm Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warm Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warm Springs ...

Looking for more information about Warm Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Warm Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Warm Springs.

Adding Warm Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Warm Springs post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warm Springs.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.or.us

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warm Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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