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Welcome to Siskiyou ...

Siskiyou is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Siskiyou, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Siskiyou is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Siskiyou is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Siskiyou: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Siskiyou ...

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

  • Ashland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Talent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Phoenix
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hornbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shale City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Shale City is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
  • Ager
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ager is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
  • Bogus ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogus is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
  • Klamath River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sterlingville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterlingville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
  • Buncom
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Buncom is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncom

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Siskiyou ...

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

Adding Siskiyou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Siskiyou post office opened in 1895. The Siskiyou post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Siskiyou.

Footnotes ...

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