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Welcome to Peel ...

Peel is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Peel is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Peel: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Peel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Peel - they are located in Arkansas, New Brunswick and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Peel ...

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

  • Roseburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sutherlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glide
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Idleyld Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Umpqua Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Umpqua Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Umpqua Village
  • Fair Oaks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Wilbur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Town
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peel ...

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

Adding Peel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peel 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 Peel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Peel post office opened in 1888. The Peel post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peel - 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 Peel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Peel 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.
<5>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/