Welcome to Mowich ...

Mowich is located in Klamath County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mowich, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Mowich is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mowich is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Mowich: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities near Mowich ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Mowich.

• Crescent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <5>
• Gilchrist
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • Gilchrist is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilchrist <5>
• Chemult
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemult
  • Chemult is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemult <5>
• Crescent Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
  • Crescent Lake is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Lake <5>
• Beaver Marsh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Marsh
  • Beaver Marsh is located in Klamath County
• Diamond Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
  • Diamond Lake is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Lake <5>
• La Pine
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pine
  • La Pine is located in Deschutes County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pine <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mowich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mowich.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mowich ...

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

Adding Mowich to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mowich post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mowich.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mowich. 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/