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Welcome to Starkey ...

Starkey is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starkey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Starkey is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Starkey is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Starkey: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Starkey: 97850<4>

Communities Also Named Starkey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Starkey - they are located in California, Idaho, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Starkey ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Starkey, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Starkey ...

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

  • La Grande
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lehman Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilgard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilgard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
    • Hilgard is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hilgard
    • From Starkey to Hilgard
  • Orodell ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orodell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
    • Orodell is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Orodell
    • From Starkey to Orodell
  • Meacham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Island City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabell City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Hot Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hot Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
    • Hot Lake is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hot Lake
    • From Starkey to Hot Lake
  • Conley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
    • Conley is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Conley
    • From Starkey to Conley
  • Ukiah
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukiah have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
    • Ukiah is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starkey ...

Looking for more information about Starkey? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Starkey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Starkey.

Adding Starkey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Starkey 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 Starkey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Starkey post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starkey.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Starkey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 Starkey - 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 Starkey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Starkey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Starkey). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Starkey or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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