Welcome to Twickenham ...
So far, we found very little information about Twickenham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Twickenham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Twickenham, please Contact Us.
Twickenham would have been located within present day Wheeler County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Twickenham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Twickenham is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Twickenham was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Twickenham was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Twickenham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Twickenham - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twickenham.
Communities near Twickenham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Twickenham.
- Fossil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waldron ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waldron is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Clarno
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clarno is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
- Winlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winlock is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
- Donnybrook ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Former names for Donnybrook:
- Axehandle
- Kilts
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 Twickenham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Twickenham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Twickenham. 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 Twickenham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Twickenham. See our Newspapers Page for Twickenham.
Adding Twickenham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Twickenham 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 Twickenham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Twickenham post office opened in 1896. The Twickenham post office closed in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Twickenham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Twickenham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wheeler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Twickenham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Twickenham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Twickenham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |