Welcome to Cableville ...
So far, we found very little information about Cableville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cableville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cableville, please Contact Us.
Cableville would have been located within present day Baker County<2>.
The location of Cableville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cableville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cableville is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Cableville is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cableville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Cableville still existed, it would have been in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.
Communities near Cableville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cableville.
- Haines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Haines is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <6>
- Sumpter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sumpter is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <6>
- Granite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Bourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Bourne is located in Baker County
- Cabell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
- Cabell City is located in Grant County
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Whitney is located in Baker County
- Pocahontas ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Baker County
- Greenhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
- Greenhorn is located in Baker County
- Hutchinson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Hutchinson is located in Baker County
- Auburn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn 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 Cableville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cableville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cableville. 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 Cableville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cableville. See our Newspapers Page for Cableville.
Adding Cableville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cableville 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 Cableville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Cableville post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cableville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.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 Cableville, 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 Baker, 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 Cableville - 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/ |