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Welcome to Cayuse ...

Cayuse is located in Umatilla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cayuse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Cayuse is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cayuse: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Cayuse ...

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

  • Pendleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <5>
  • Milton - Freewater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
    • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <5>
  • Pilot Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Athena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
    • Athena is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <5>
  • Weston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
  • Adams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Helix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
    • Helix is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <5>
  • Kirkpatrick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Havana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Umatilla County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Havana
    • From Cayuse to Havana
  • Mission
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mission. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Umatilla County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mission
    • From Cayuse to Mission

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cayuse ...

Looking for more information about Cayuse? 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 Cayuse, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cayuse.

Adding Cayuse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cayuse 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 Cayuse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Cayuse post office opened in 1867.

We also found Cayuse in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cayuse.

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

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cayuse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Cayuse area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Cayuse area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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