Welcome to Freels ...
Freels is located in Wallowa County<1>.
Freels is 3,630 feet [1,106 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Freels is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Freels lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Freels and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Codes for Freels: 541 & 458<3>
Communities near Freels ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Freels.
- Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallowa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lostine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Maxville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Imnaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cornucopia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cornucopia is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Former names for Elgin:
- Fish Trap
- Indian Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
- Promise ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Promise is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
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 Freels. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freels.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Freels. 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 Freels.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Freels. See our Newspapers Page for Freels.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freels ...
Looking for more information about Freels? 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 Freels, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Freels.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wallowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freels - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Freels area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Freels area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |