Welcome to Caviness ...
So far, we found very little information about Caviness. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Caviness to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caviness, please Contact Us.
Caviness would have been located within present day Malheur County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Caviness, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Caviness is 4,490 feet [1,369 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Caviness is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Caviness was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Caviness (for example, toward Canyon City), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
The Area Codes where Caviness was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Caviness ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Caviness - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caviness.
Communities near Caviness ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caviness.
- Ironside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
- Ironside is located in Malheur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironside <5>
- Malheur City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
- Malheur City is located in Malheur County
- Brogan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
- Brogan is located in Malheur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brogan <5>
- Westfall ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
- Westfall is located in Malheur County
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
- China Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
- China Town is located in Baker County
- Jamieson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson
- Jamieson is located in Malheur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamieson <5>
- Hereford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Hereford is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <5>
- Rye Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
- Rye Valley is located in Baker County
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <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 Caviness. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caviness.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Caviness. 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 Caviness.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caviness. See our Newspapers Page for Caviness.
Adding Caviness to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Caviness 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 Caviness was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Caviness post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Caviness.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.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 Caviness, 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 Malheur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caviness - 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 Caviness area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Caviness 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |