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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
- Coquille is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <5>
- Bandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandon
- Bandon is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandon <5>
- Myrtle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Point
- Myrtle Point is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Point <5>
- Powers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <5>
- Bancroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
- Bridge is located in Coos County
- Gravelford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
- Gravelford is located in Coos County
- Norway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Norway is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <5>
- Arago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Arago is located in Coos County
- Remote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remote
- Remote is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remote <5>
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 for Etelka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Etelka post office opened in 1891.
We also found Etelka in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Etelka.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |