Welcome to Mabel ...
So far, we found very little information about Mabel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mabel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mabel, please Contact Us.
Mabel would have been located within present day Lane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mabel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mabel is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Mabel was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Mabel was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Mabel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Mabel: This one is located in Lane County and the other is located in Linn County.
Beyond Oregon, there are 15 communities that are also named Mabel - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Quebec and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mabel.
Communities near Mabel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mabel.
- Eugene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Eugene is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <5>
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
- Sweet Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <5>
- Junction City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <5>
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <5>
- Coburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Coburg is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <5>
- Halsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
- Halsey is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <5>
- Sodaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Mabel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mabel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mabel. 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 Mabel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mabel. See our Newspapers Page for Mabel.
Adding Mabel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mabel 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 Mabel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Mabel post office opened in 1878.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mabel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 Mabel, 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 Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mabel - 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 Mabel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Mabel 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |