Welcome to Pokegama ...
So far, we found very little information about Pokegama. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pokegama to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pokegama, please Contact Us.
Pokegama would have been located within present day Klamath County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pokegama, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pokegama is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pokegama is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Pokegama was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Pokegama was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Pokegama ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pokegama - they are located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pokegama.
Communities near Pokegama ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pokegama.
- Dorris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beswick is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick
- Bogus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bogus is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
- Keno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ager is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Plevna ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Worden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Worden is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Macdoel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hornbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Pokegama. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pokegama.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pokegama. 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 Pokegama.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pokegama. See our Newspapers Page for Pokegama.
Adding Pokegama to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pokegama in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pokegama was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pokegama post office opened in 1899. The Pokegama post office closed in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pokegama.
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 Pokegama, 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 Klamath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pokegama - 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 Pokegama area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Pokegama 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> | 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/ |