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Welcome to Reuben ...

Reuben is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reuben, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Reuben is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Reuben: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Reuben ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Reuben: This one is located in Columbia County and the other is located in Douglas County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 3 communities that are also named Reuben - they are located in Alabama and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Reuben ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reuben ...

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

Adding Reuben to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Reuben post office opened in 1890.

We also found Reuben in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reuben.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reuben - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Reuben area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Reuben 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/