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Welcome to Encina ...Encina is located in Baker County<1>. The location of Encina has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Encina, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Encina is 3,960 feet [1,207 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Encina is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Encina lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Encina, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Telephone area codes for Encina: (541) and (458)<4> Communities near Encina ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Encina.
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 Encina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Encina. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Encina. 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 Encina. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Encina. See our Newspapers Page for Encina. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Encina ...Looking for more information about Encina? 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 Encina, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Encina. Adding Encina to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Encina 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 for Encina was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Encina mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924). For more details, see References and Mentions for Encina. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Encina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/ The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/ Footnotes ...
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