Welcome to Quartz ...

Quartz is located in Baker County<1>.

Quartz is 3,620 feet [1,103 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Quartz is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Quartz, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Quartz: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Quartz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Quartz - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Montana (2), Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Communities near Quartz ...

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

Baker City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
- Baker City is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
- Baker City has also been known as:
- Baker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <4>
Haines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Haines is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <4>
Auburn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Baker County
Pocahontas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pocahontas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Baker County
Keating
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Keating is located in Baker County
Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
China Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
- China Town is located in Baker County
Durkee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
- Durkee is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <4>
Hereford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Hereford is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <4>
Hutchinson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Hutchinson is located in Baker 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 Quartz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quartz.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quartz ...

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

Adding Quartz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quartz 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 Quartz was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Quartz mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quartz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quartz - 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 Quartz area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Quartz 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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.