Welcome to Jett ...
So far, we found very little information about Jett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jett, please Contact Us.
Jett would have been located within present day Baker County<2>.
The location of Jett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jett is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Jett is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Jett was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Jett, you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The location where Jett once stood is in the (541) and (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Jett ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jett - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Nevada and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jett.
Communities near Jett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jett.
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Weatherby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Weatherby is located in Baker County
- Rye Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
- Rye Valley is located in Baker County
- Durkee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
- Durkee is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <6>
- Eaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Eaton is located in Washington County (ID)
- Brogan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
- Brogan is located in Malheur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brogan <6>
- Jamieson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson
- Jamieson is located in Malheur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamieson <6>
- China Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
- China Town is located in Baker County
- Weiser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
- Weiser is located in Washington County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <6>
- Malheur City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
- Malheur City is located in Malheur County
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 Jett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jett. 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 Jett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jett. See our Newspapers Page for Jett.
Adding Jett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jett 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 Jett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Jett post office opened in 1895.
We also found Jett mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jett.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.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 Jett, 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 Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <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/ |