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Welcome to Lava ...

Lava is located in Deschutes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lava, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Lava is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lava is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Lava: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Lava ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lava - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico (2) and New York.

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

Communities near Lava ...

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

  • Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bend is located in Deschutes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <4>
  • La Pine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Deschutes River Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deschutes River Woods is located in Deschutes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deschutes River Woods
  • Three Rivers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Three Rivers is located in Deschutes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Tumalo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tumalo is located in Deschutes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo
  • Alfalfa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Millican ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Millican is located in Deschutes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican
  • Redmond
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sisters
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Powell Butte
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lava ...

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

Adding Lava to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lava 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 Lava was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lava post office opened in 1896. The Lava post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lava.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Deschutes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lava - 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 Lava area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Lava 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/