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

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

The ZIP code for Trail: 97541<4>

Websites for Trail ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

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.

Communities near Trail ...

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

• Central Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Central Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <6>
• Eagle Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eagle Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Point <6>
• Gold Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <6>
• Butte Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Falls
  • Butte Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Falls <6>
• Brownsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
  • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
• Sams Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
  • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
• White City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <6>
• Prospect
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <6>
• Wimer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
  • Wimer is located in Jackson County
• Tiller
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller
  • Tiller is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiller <6>

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 for Trail was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trail.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

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