Welcome to Armin ...
So far, we found very little information about Armin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Armin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Armin, please Contact Us.
Armin would have been located within present day Wallowa County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Armin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Armin is 3,870 feet [1,180 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Armin is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Armin was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Armin and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The Area Codes where Armin was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities near Armin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Armin.
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <6>
- Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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>
- Imnaha
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Homestead ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Homestead is located in Baker County
- Evans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Wallowa County
- Lostine
(23 miles [37 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>
- Cornucopia ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Baker County
- Oxbow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <6>
- Pollock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Pollock is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <6>
- Jimtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jimtown is located in Baker 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 Armin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Armin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Armin. 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 Armin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Armin. See our Newspapers Page for Armin.
Adding Armin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Armin 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 Armin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Armin post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Armin.
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 Armin, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Armin - 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 Armin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Armin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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/ |