Welcome to Devitt ...

Devitt is located in Benton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Devitt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Devitt is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Devitt ...

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

• Corvallis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvallis
  • Corvallis is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corvallis <5>
• Philomath
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
  • Philomath is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philomath <5>
• Toledo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Siletz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
  • Siletz is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <5>
• Falls City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <5>
• Adair Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
  • Adair Village is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
• Wren
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
  • Wren is located in Benton County
• Kings Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Kings Valley is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Valley <5>
• Flynn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
  • Flynn is located in Benton County
• Eddyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Devitt ...

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

Adding Devitt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Devitt 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 Devitt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Devitt post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Devitt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/

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