Welcome to Kroll ...

Kroll is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kroll, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Kroll is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Kroll: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities near Kroll ...

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

• Florence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Reedsport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsport
  • Reedsport is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsport <5>
• Lakeside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <5>
• Dunes City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes City
  • Dunes City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
• Gardiner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <5>
• Umpqua City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpqua City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua City
  • Umpqua City is located in Douglas County
• Westlake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <5>
• Winchester Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Bay
  • Winchester Bay is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester Bay <5>
• Point Terrace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
  • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
• Saunders Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Lake
  • Saunders Lake is located in Coos 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 Kroll. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kroll.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kroll ...

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

Adding Kroll to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kroll 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 Kroll was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kroll post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kroll.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

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