Welcome to Allegany ...

Allegany is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allegany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Allegany is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Allegany: (541) & (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Allegany: 97407<4>

Communities Also Named Allegany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Allegany - they are located in Georgia, Maryland and New York.

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

Communities near Allegany ...

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

• Coos Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos Bay
  • Coos Bay is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coos Bay <5>
• North Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • North Bend is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <5>
• Reedsport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsport
  • Reedsport is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsport <5>
• Coquille
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coquille have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
  • Coquille is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <5>
• Lakeside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <5>
• Cooston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooston
  • Cooston is located in Coos County
• Bunker Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill is located in Coos County
• Eastside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
  • Eastside is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastside <5>
• Glasgow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Coos County
• Saunders Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Lake
  • Saunders Lake is located in Coos 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 Allegany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allegany.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allegany ...

Looking for more information about Allegany? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Allegany, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Allegany.

Adding Allegany to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allegany 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 Allegany was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Allegany post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allegany.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/