Welcome to Oregon ...
So far, we found very little information about Oregon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oregon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oregon, please Contact Us.
Oregon was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Oregon would have been located within present day Boone County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oregon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oregon is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Oregon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Oregon was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Oregon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Oregon - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York (3), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oregon.
Communities near Oregon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oregon.
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Diamond City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Alpena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Western Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Lead Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Oregon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oregon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oregon. 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 Oregon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oregon. See our Newspapers Page for Oregon.
Adding Oregon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oregon 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 (so far) for Oregon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oregon post office opened in 1879. The Oregon post office closed in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oregon.
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 Oregon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oregon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Oregon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Oregon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |