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Welcome to Coles Valley ...

Coles Valley is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coles Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Coles Valley: Coles Vly. (or less commonly used: Coles Vally. or Coles Vlly.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Coles Valley for more information about variations on the name of Coles Valley.

Coles Valley is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coles Valley: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Coles Valley ...

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

  • Roseburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutherlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Winston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Yoncalla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Elkton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Cleveland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Melrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Melrose is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Wilbur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Winchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coles Valley ...

Looking for more information about Coles Valley? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Coles Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coles Valley.

Adding Coles Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coles Valley 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 Coles Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coles Valley post office opened in 1860. The Coles Valley post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coles Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coles Valley - 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 Coles Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Coles Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/