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Welcome to Sago ...

Sago is located in Union County<1>.

Sago is 3,300 feet [1,006 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sago is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Codes for Sago: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Sago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Sago - they are located in Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sago ...

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

  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • North Powder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Haines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hutchinson ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Medical Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Medical Springs is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Springs
  • Hot Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hot Lake is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
  • Keating
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Keating is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Pocahontas ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Baker City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Baker City is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sago ...

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

Adding Sago to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sago.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sago - 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 Sago area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Sago 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.