Welcome to Spikenard ...
So far, we found very little information about Spikenard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spikenard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spikenard, please Contact Us.
Spikenard would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spikenard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Spikenard is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Spikenard was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Spikenard was located: 541 & 458<4>
Websites for Spikenard ...
Junior League: www.jlojc.com/
Communities near Spikenard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spikenard.
- Medford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Central Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rogue River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sams Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
- Wimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Spikenard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spikenard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spikenard. 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 Spikenard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spikenard. See our Newspapers Page for Spikenard.
Adding Spikenard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spikenard 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 Spikenard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Spikenard post office opened in 1883. The Spikenard post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spikenard.
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 Spikenard, 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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spikenard - 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 Spikenard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Spikenard 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/ |