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Welcome to Luse ...

Luse is located in Malheur County<1>.

Luse is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Luse is about ½ mile above sea level.

Area Codes for Luse: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Luse ...

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

  • Ontario
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Payette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Payette is located in Payette County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payette <4>
  • Fruitland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Weiser
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Weiser is located in Washington County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <4>
  • Nyssa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nyssa is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <4>
  • Parma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Parma is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
  • Vale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Vale is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <4>
  • New Plymouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Adrian
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Washoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Washoe is located in Payette County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luse ...

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

Adding Luse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luse 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 Luse was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luse.

Footnotes ...

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