Welcome to Alder ...
So far, we found very little information about Alder. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alder to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alder, please Contact Us.
Alder would have been located within present day Wallowa County<2>.
The location of Alder has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alder, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alder is 3,880 feet [1,183 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Alder is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Alder was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Alder, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Alder would have been located in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Alder ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Alder: This one is located in Wallowa County and the other is located in Benton County.
Beyond Oregon, there are 11 communities that are also named Alder - they are located in Colorado, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Ontario, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alder.
Communities near Alder ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Alder.
- Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
- Joseph is located in Wallowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joseph <6>
- Wallowa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
- Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <6>
- Lostine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostine
- Lostine is located in Wallowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostine <6>
- Evans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Wallowa County
- Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Cove is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <6>
- Imnaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imnaha
- Imnaha is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imnaha <6>
- Cornucopia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Baker County
- Maxville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Wallowa County
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
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 Alder. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alder.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alder. 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 Alder.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alder. See our Newspapers Page for Alder.
Adding Alder to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alder 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 Alder was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Alder post office opened in 1878.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alder.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 Alder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wallowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alder - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |