Welcome to Lost River ...

Lost River is located in Klamath County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lost River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Lost River: Lost Riv.

Lost River is 4,070 feet [1,241 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lost River is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Lost River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lost River - they are located in Alaska, Idaho (2), Indiana (2), Kentucky, New Hampshire, Quebec and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lost River ...

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

• Klamath Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Falls
  • Klamath Falls is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klamath Falls <5>
• Tulelake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulelake
  • Tulelake is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulelake <5>
• Dorris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
  • Dorris is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorris <5>
• Malin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin
  • Malin is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malin <5>
• Bonanza
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Bonanza is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonanza <5>
• Pine Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County
• Midland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <5>
• Altamont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Klamath County
• Worden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Worden is located in Klamath County
• Dairy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
  • Dairy is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dairy <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lost River ...

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

Adding Lost River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lost River post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lost River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Klamath County: www.co.klamath.or.us/

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