Welcome to Range ...

Range is located in Grant County<1>.

The location of Range has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Range, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Range is 4,350 feet [1,326 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Range is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Range: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Range ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Range - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, New Brunswick, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Range ...

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

• Ukiah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
  • Ukiah is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <5>
• Long Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Creek <5>
• Dale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
• Ritter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Ritter is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <5>
• Galena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Grant County
• Susanville ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
  • Susanville is located in Grant County
• Fox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <5>
• Hamilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Grant County
• Monument
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <5>
• Lehman Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehman Springs
  • Lehman Springs is located in Umatilla County
  • Lehman Springs has also been known as:
  • Lehman Hot Springs
  • Lehman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Range ...

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

Adding Range to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Range post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Range.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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