Welcome to Oregon ...

Oregon is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

Oregon is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oregon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Oregon is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<3> and (667).

Websites for Oregon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oregon, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Oregon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Oregon - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, 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.

• Baltimore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Westminster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
• Bel Air
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
• Hampstead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Sykesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Shrewsbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <4>
• Railroad
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Railroad have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad
  • Railroad is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Railroad <4>
• Glencoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Mays Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
  • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oregon ...

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

Adding Oregon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oregon 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 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.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oregon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/