Welcome to Recreation ...
So far, we found very little information about Recreation. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Recreation to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Recreation, please Contact Us.
Recreation would have been located within present day Klamath County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Recreation, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Recreation is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Recreation is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Recreation was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Recreation was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities near Recreation ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Recreation.
- Chiloquin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Klamath Agency
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Klamath Agency is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Agency
- Fort Klamath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Terminal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terminal City is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City
- Pelican City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican City is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican City
- Oretech
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Klamath Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Butte Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plevna ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
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 Recreation. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Recreation.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Recreation. 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 Recreation.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Recreation. See our Newspapers Page for Recreation.
Adding Recreation to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Recreation 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 Recreation was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Recreation post office opened in 1913. The Recreation post office closed in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Recreation.
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 Recreation, 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 Recreation - 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 Recreation area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Recreation 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/ |