Welcome to Juniper ...

Juniper is located in Umatilla County<1>.

The location of Juniper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Juniper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Juniper is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Juniper lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Juniper: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Juniper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Juniper - they are located in Arizona, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Juniper.

Communities near Juniper ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Juniper.

• Kennewick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennewick
  • Kennewick is located in Benton County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennewick <5>
• Pasco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
  • Pasco is located in Franklin County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <5>
• Hermiston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
  • Hermiston is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <5>
• Umatilla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <5>
• Stanfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
  • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <5>
• Echo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Echo is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <5>
• Helix
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
  • Helix is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <5>
• Wallula Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
  • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
• Wallula
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
  • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
• Cold Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla 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 Juniper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Juniper.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Juniper. 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 Juniper.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Juniper. See our Newspapers Page for Juniper.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Juniper ...

Looking for more information about Juniper? 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 Juniper, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Juniper.

Adding Juniper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Juniper in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Juniper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Juniper post office opened in 1884.

We also found Juniper in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Juniper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Juniper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/