Welcome to Althouse ...
So far, we found very little information about Althouse. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Althouse to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Althouse, please Contact Us.
Althouse would have been located within present day Josephine County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Althouse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Althouse is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Althouse was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Althouse was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Althouse ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Althouse - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Althouse.
Communities near Althouse ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Althouse.
- Cave Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kerby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- O'Brien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brown City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brown City is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Murphy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
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 Althouse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Althouse.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Althouse. 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 Althouse.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Althouse. See our Newspapers Page for Althouse.
Adding Althouse to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Althouse 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 Althouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Althouse post office opened in 1877. The Althouse post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Althouse.
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 Althouse, 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 Josephine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Althouse - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Althouse area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Althouse 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/ |