Welcome to Provolt ...

Provolt is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Provolt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Provolt is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Provolt: (541) & (458)<3>

Websites for Provolt ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Communities near Provolt ...

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

• Medford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medford <4>
• Grants Pass
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Pass
  • Grants Pass is located in Josephine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants Pass <4>
• Central Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Central Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <4>
• Jacksonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Rogue River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
  • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <4>
• Gold Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <4>
• Williams
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>
• New Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Josephine County
• Fruitdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Fruitdale is located in Josephine County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Provolt ...

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

Adding Provolt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Provolt post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Provolt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Provolt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/