Welcome to Crowley ...
Crowley is located in Malheur County<1>.
The location of Crowley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crowley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
Crowley is 4,070 feet [1,241 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Crowley is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Crowley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Crowley, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Telephone area codes for Crowley: (541) & (458)<4>
Communities Also Named Crowley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Crowley: This one is located in Malheur County and the other is located in Polk County.
Beyond Oregon, there are 9 communities that are also named Crowley - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crowley.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crowley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crowley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crowley. 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 Crowley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crowley ...
Looking for more information about Crowley? 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 Crowley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crowley.
Adding Crowley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crowley 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 Crowley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Crowley post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crowley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crowley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/
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 Malheur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crowley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |