Welcome to Canyonville ...

The city of Canyonville is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of Canyonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canyonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Canyonville has a population of 1,969 people<3> (see below for details).

Canyonville is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Canyonville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Canyonville: (541) and (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canyonville had an population of 1,969 people. This is an increase of 4.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 52.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Canyonville had a population of 1,884 people. This makes Canyonville the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Canyonville represents 0.05% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 120th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,884 people, the population of Canyonville increased 45.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,293 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Canyonville.

Communities near Canyonville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canyonville.

• Winston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Winston is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston <6>
• Myrtle Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Creek
  • Myrtle Creek is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Creek <6>
• Riddle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
  • Riddle is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Former names for Riddle:
  • Riddles
  • Riddlesburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <6>
• Glendale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <6>
• Tri City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
  • Tri City is located in Douglas County
• Days Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Creek
  • Days Creek is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Days Creek <6>
• Azalea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
  • Azalea is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azalea <6>
• Dillard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dillard is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <6>
• Brockway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Brockway is located in Douglas County
• Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Douglas 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 Canyonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canyonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canyonville ...

Looking for more information about Canyonville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Canyonville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canyonville.

Adding Canyonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canyonville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canyonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Canyonville post office opened in 1892.

We also found Canyonville mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canyonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canyonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/