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Welcome to Trail ...

Trail is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trail, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Trail is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Trail: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Trail: 97541<4>

Communities Also Named Trail ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Trail - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Oklahoma.

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

Websites for Trail ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Communities near Trail ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trail ...

Looking for more information about Trail? 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 Trail, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Trail.

Adding Trail to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trail post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trail.

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 Trail - 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 Trail area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Trail 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 Trail). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Trail 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>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/