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Welcome to Elgarose ...

Elgarose is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elgarose, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Elgarose is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elgarose: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Elgarose ...

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

  • Roseburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sutherlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Myrtle Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lookingglass
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
  • Winchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Umpqua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Wilbur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elgarose ...

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

Adding Elgarose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elgarose 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 (so far) for Elgarose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elgarose post office opened in 1916. The Elgarose post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elgarose.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elgarose - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Elgarose area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Elgarose 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>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/