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Welcome to Finn Rock ...

Finn Rock is located in Lane County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Finn Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1947.

Finn Rock is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Finn Rock: (541) and (458)<3>

Communities near Finn Rock ...

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

  • Vida
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • McKenzie Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Leaburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Belknap Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Springs
    • Belknap Springs is located in Lane County
  • Cascadia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Walterville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Unity
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
    • Fall Creek is located in Lane County
  • Foster
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finn Rock ...

Looking for more information about Finn Rock? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Finn Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Finn Rock.

Adding Finn Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Finn Rock 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 for Finn Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Finn Rock post office opened in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finn Rock.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Finn Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Finn Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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