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Welcome to Caleb ...

So far, we found very little information about Caleb. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Caleb to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caleb, please Contact Us.

Caleb would have been located within present day Wheeler County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caleb, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Caleb is 3,840 feet [1,170 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Caleb is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Caleb was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Caleb was located: 541 & 458<4>

Communities Also Named Caleb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Caleb: This one is located in Wheeler County and the other is located in Grant County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 4 communities that are also named Caleb - they are located in California, Florida and Georgia.

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

Communities near Caleb ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Caleb.

  • Dayville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Richmond ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Waldron ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldron is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Kimberly
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scissorsville ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Scissorsville is located in Crook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissorsville
  • Spray
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Winlock
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Paulina
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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 Caleb. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caleb.

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

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

Adding Caleb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caleb 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 Caleb was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Caleb post office opened in 1884. The Caleb post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caleb.

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 Caleb, 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 Wheeler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caleb - 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 Caleb area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Caleb 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/