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Welcome to Eileen ...

Eileen is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eileen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Eileen is 4,050 feet [1,234 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Eileen is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Eileen: 530

Communities Also Named Eileen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Eileen - they are located in Idaho and Illinois.

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

Communities near Eileen ...

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

  • Copper ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper
    • Copper is located in Jackson County (OR)
  • Seiad Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Siskiyou County
  • Klamath River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buncom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncom
    • Buncom is located in Jackson County (OR)
  • Scott Bar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Happy Camp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sterlingville ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterlingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
    • Sterlingville is located in Jackson County (OR)
  • Williams
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Eileen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eileen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eileen ...

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

Adding Eileen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eileen 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 Eileen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eileen post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eileen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Siskiyou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eileen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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