Welcome to Divide ...
So far, we found very little information about Divide. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Divide to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Divide, please Contact Us.
Divide would have been located within present day Lane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Divide, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Time Zone: The area where Divide was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Divide was located: 541 & 458<3>
Communities Also Named Divide ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Divide - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Brunswick, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Divide.
Communities near Divide ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Divide.
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Creswell is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <4>
- Drain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yoncalla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Curtin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cresswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dorena ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Divide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Divide.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Divide. 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 Divide.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Divide. See our Newspapers Page for Divide.
Adding Divide to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Divide in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Divide was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Divide in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Divide post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Divide.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Divide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 Divide area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Divide 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |