Welcome to Crates ...

Crates is located in Wasco County<1>.

The location of Crates has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Crates is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Crates: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Crates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crates - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Crates ...

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

• Hood River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood River
  • Hood River is located in Hood River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood River <5>
• White Salmon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Salmon
  • White Salmon is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Salmon <5>
• Bingen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
  • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <5>
• Dufur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
  • Dufur is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dufur <5>
• Mosier
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
  • Mosier is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <5>
• Ortley ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
  • Ortley is located in Wasco County
• Lyle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <5>
• Fairbanks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County
• Boyd ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Boyd is located in Wasco County
• Rice ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Wasco 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 Crates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crates.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crates ...

Looking for more information about Crates? 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 Crates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crates.

Adding Crates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crates 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 Crates was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Crates mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crates.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.or.us/

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