Welcome to Humboldt Basin ...
So far, we found very little information about Humboldt Basin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Humboldt Basin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Humboldt Basin, please Contact Us.
Humboldt Basin would have been located within present day Malheur County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Humboldt Basin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Humboldt Basin is 5,010 feet [1,527 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Humboldt Basin is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Humboldt Basin was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Humboldt Basin and travel east, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
The Area Codes where Humboldt Basin was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities near Humboldt Basin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Humboldt Basin.
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <6>
- China Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
- China Town is located in Baker County
- Malheur City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
- Malheur City is located in Malheur County
- Rye Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
- Rye Valley is located in Baker County
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Durkee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
- Durkee is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <6>
- Weatherby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Weatherby is located in Baker County
- Brogan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
- Brogan is located in Malheur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brogan <6>
- Lime ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Lime is located in Baker County
- Ironside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
- Ironside is located in Malheur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironside <6>
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 Humboldt Basin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Humboldt Basin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Humboldt Basin. 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 Humboldt Basin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Humboldt Basin. See our Newspapers Page for Humboldt Basin.
Adding Humboldt Basin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Humboldt Basin 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 Humboldt Basin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Humboldt Basin post office opened in 1869.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Humboldt Basin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/
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 Humboldt Basin, 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 Malheur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Humboldt Basin - 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 Humboldt Basin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Humboldt Basin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |