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Welcome to Kaskela ...

Kaskela is located in Wasco County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kaskela, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Kaskela is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kaskela: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Kaskela ...

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

  • Madras
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Madras is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <4>
  • Maupin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Antelope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shaniko
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mecca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Simnasho
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Simnasho is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho
  • Warm Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wapinitia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
  • Pine Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Ashwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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 Kaskela. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kaskela.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kaskela ...

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

Adding Kaskela to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kaskela 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 (so far) for Kaskela was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kaskela post office opened in 1914. The Kaskela post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kaskela.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wasco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kaskela - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Kaskela area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Kaskela area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/