Welcome to Etelka ...
So far, we found very little information about Etelka. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Etelka to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Etelka, please Contact Us.
Etelka would have been located within present day Coos County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Etelka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Etelka is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Etelka was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Etelka was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities near Etelka ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Etelka.
- Coquille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridge is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
- Gravelford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gravelford is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
- Norway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arago is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Remote
(11 miles [17.7 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 Etelka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Etelka.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Etelka. 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 Etelka.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Etelka. See our Newspapers Page for Etelka.
Adding Etelka to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Etelka 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 Etelka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Etelka post office opened in 1891. The Etelka post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Etelka.
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 Etelka, 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 Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Etelka - 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 Etelka area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Etelka 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/ |