Welcome to Horse Heaven ...
So far, we found very little information about Horse Heaven. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Horse Heaven to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horse Heaven, please Contact Us.
Horse Heaven would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.
Horse Heaven was established in 1933.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Horse Heaven is 3,140 feet [957 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Horse Heaven is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Horse Heaven was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Horse Heaven was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Horse Heaven ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Horse Heaven - they are located in Connecticut and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horse Heaven.
Communities near Horse Heaven ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horse Heaven.
- Antelope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donnybrook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
- Former names for Donnybrook:
- Axehandle
- Kilts
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Donnybrook
- From Horse Heaven to Donnybrook
- Ashwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scissorsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shaniko
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fossil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Wheeler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Richmond
- From Horse Heaven to Richmond
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 Horse Heaven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horse Heaven.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horse Heaven. 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 Horse Heaven.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horse Heaven. See our Newspapers Page for Horse Heaven.
Adding Horse Heaven to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Horse Heaven 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 Horse Heaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Horse Heaven post office opened in 1938.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Horse Heaven.
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 Horse Heaven, 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 Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horse Heaven - 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 Horse Heaven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Horse Heaven 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |