Welcome to Tollgate ...

Tollgate is located in Umatilla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tollgate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1941.

Tollgate is 4,870 feet [1,484 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tollgate is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Tollgate: (541) and (458)<3>

Communities Also Named Tollgate ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Tollgate - they are located in Colorado, Maryland and Ontario.

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

Communities near Tollgate ...

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

• Milton - Freewater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
  • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <5>
• Elgin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
  • Former names for Elgin:
  • Fish Trap
  • Indian Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
• Athena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
  • Athena is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <5>
• Weston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Bingham Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
  • Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
• Gibbon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
• Blue Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County
• Summerville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>
• Adams
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>
• Calhounville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
  • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tollgate ...

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

Adding Tollgate to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tollgate post office opened in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tollgate.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

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