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Welcome to Telocaset ...

Telocaset is located in Union County<1>.


The location of Telocaset has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Telocaset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Telocaset is 3,450 feet [1,052 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Telocaset is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

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

Area codes for Telocaset: (541) & (458)<4>

Websites for Telocaset ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Telocaset ...

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

  • Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Island City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Island City is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • North Powder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
    • North Powder is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <5>
  • Haines
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hot Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
    • Hot Lake is located in Union County
  • Hutchinson ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
    • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
  • Keating
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Keating is located in Baker County
  • Conley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
    • Conley is located in Union County
  • La Grande
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Telocaset ...

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

Adding Telocaset to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Telocaset post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Telocaset.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Telocaset. 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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Telocaset - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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