Welcome to Igo ...
So far, we found very little information about Igo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Igo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Igo, please Contact Us.
Igo would have been located within present day Gilliam County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Igo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Igo is 3,120 feet [951 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Igo is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Igo was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Igo was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Igo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Igo - they are located in California, Georgia, Kansas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Igo.
Communities near Igo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Igo.
- Condon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fossil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ajax is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Clem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Mayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Olex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olex is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
- Gooseberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Rosebush ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rosebush is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
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 Igo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Igo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Igo. 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 Igo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Igo. See our Newspapers Page for Igo.
Adding Igo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Igo 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 (so far) for Igo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Igo post office opened in 1891. The Igo post office closed in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Igo.
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 Igo, 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 Gilliam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Igo - 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 Igo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Igo 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/ |