Welcome to Flavel ...
So far, we found very little information about Flavel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Flavel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flavel, please Contact Us.
Flavel would have been located within present day Clatsop County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Flavel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Flavel is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Flavel was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Flavel was located: 503 & 971<4>
Communities near Flavel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flavel.
- Astoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seaside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gearhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Long Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ilwaco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffers Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
- Megler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
- Chinook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chadwell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
- Tongue Point Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
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 Flavel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flavel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flavel. 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 Flavel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flavel. See our Newspapers Page for Flavel.
Adding Flavel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Flavel 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 Flavel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Flavel post office opened in 1895. The Flavel post office closed in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Flavel.
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 Flavel, 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 Clatsop, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flavel - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Flavel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Flavel 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/ |