Welcome to Weatherby ...

Weatherby is located in Baker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weatherby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Weatherby is 2,410 feet [735 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Weatherby is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Weatherby: (541) and (458)<3>

Communities Also Named Weatherby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Weatherby - they are located in Florida and Missouri.

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

Communities near Weatherby ...

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

• Huntington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Rye Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
  • Rye Valley is located in Baker County
• Lime ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Lime is located in Baker County
• Durkee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
  • Durkee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <5>
• China Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • China Town is located in Baker County
• Bridgeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Brogan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
  • Brogan is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brogan <5>
• Malheur City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
  • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
• Eaton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Washington County (ID)
• Jamieson
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson
  • Jamieson is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamieson <5>

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 Weatherby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weatherby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weatherby ...

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

Adding Weatherby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weatherby post office opened in 1879.

We also found Weatherby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weatherby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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