Welcome to Cheshire ...

Cheshire is located in Lane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheshire, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Cheshire is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cheshire: (541) and (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Cheshire: 97419<4>

Communities Also Named Cheshire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Cheshire - they are located in Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Cheshire ...

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

• Eugene
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Eugene is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <5>
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Junction City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <5>
• Veneta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veneta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneta
  • Veneta is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veneta <5>
• Harrisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Coburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <5>
• Halsey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
  • Halsey is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <5>
• Monroe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Alvadore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvadore
  • Alvadore is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvadore <5>
• Fern Ridge Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
  • Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane 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 Cheshire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheshire.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheshire ...

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

Adding Cheshire to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cheshire post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheshire.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

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