Welcome to Owyhee ...

Owyhee is located in Malheur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owyhee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Owyhee is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Owyhee is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Owyhee lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Owyhee: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Owyhee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Owyhee - they are located in Idaho and Nevada.

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

Communities near Owyhee ...

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

Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ontario is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <4>
Fruitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Payette County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <4>
Nyssa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
Homedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homedale is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homedale <4>
Parma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
Wilder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Canyon County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilder <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilder
- From Owyhee to Wilder
Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vale
- From Owyhee to Vale
New Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Plymouth is located in Payette County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Plymouth <4>
Greenleaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Canyon County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenleaf
- From Owyhee to Greenleaf
Notus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Notus is located in Canyon County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notus <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owyhee ...

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

Adding Owyhee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owyhee 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 Owyhee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owyhee.

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 Owyhee - 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 Owyhee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Owyhee 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.