Welcome to Amos ...
So far, we found very little information about Amos. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Amos to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Amos, please Contact Us.
Amos would have been located within present day Lane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Amos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Amos is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Amos was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Amos was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Amos ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Amos - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amos.
Communities near Amos ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amos.
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <5>
- Sutherlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherlin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Sutherlin is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherlin <5>
- Drain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
- Drain is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <5>
- Yoncalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoncalla have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoncalla
- Yoncalla is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoncalla <5>
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
- Elkhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Curtin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Curtin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtin <5>
- Divide ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Rice Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hill
- Rice Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice Hill <5>
- Culp Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Creek
- Culp Creek is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culp Creek <5>
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 Amos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amos.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amos. 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 Amos.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amos. See our Newspapers Page for Amos.
Adding Amos to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amos 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 Amos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Amos post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amos.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/
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 Amos, 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 Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amos - 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 Amos area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Amos 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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |