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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Roseburg is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseburg <4>
- Sutherlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Sutherlin is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherlin <4>
- Winston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Yoncalla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoncalla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoncalla
- Yoncalla is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoncalla <4>
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Douglas County
- Wilbur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Wilbur is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilbur <4>
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
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 for Coles Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Coles Valley post office opened in 1860.
We also found Coles Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coles Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coles Valley. 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/
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> | 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. |
| <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/ |