Welcome to Early ...
So far, we found very little information about Early. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Early to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Early, please Contact Us.
Early would have been located within present day Sherman County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Early, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Early is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Early was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Early was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Early ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Early - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Texas (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Early.
Communities near Early ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Early.
- Goldendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sinks is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Klondike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Klondike is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Biggs Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maryhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Early. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Early.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Early. 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 Early.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Early. See our Newspapers Page for Early.
Adding Early to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Early 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 (so far) for Early was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Early post office opened in 1902. The Early post office closed in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Early.
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 Early, 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 Sherman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Early - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Early area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Early area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |