Welcome to Lower Bridge ...
So far, we found very little information about Lower Bridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lower Bridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lower Bridge, please Contact Us.
Lower Bridge would have been located within present day Deschutes County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lower Bridge is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lower Bridge is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lower Bridge was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lower Bridge was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities near Lower Bridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lower Bridge.
- Redmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sisters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Culver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Metolius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crooked River Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Terrebonne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Opal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Opal City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Tumalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tumalo is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo
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 Lower Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lower Bridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lower Bridge. 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 Lower Bridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Bridge. See our Newspapers Page for Lower Bridge.
Adding Lower Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lower Bridge 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 Lower Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lower Bridge post office opened in 1906. The Lower Bridge post office closed in 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lower Bridge.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lower Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lower Bridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Lower Bridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Lower Bridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |