Welcome to Tyee ...
Tyee is located in Douglas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Tyee is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tyee lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tyee: 541 & 458<3>
Communities Also Named Tyee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Tyee - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tyee.
Communities near Tyee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tyee.
- Roseburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Roseburg is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseburg <4>
- Sutherlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Sutherlin is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherlin <4>
- Drain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
- Drain is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <4>
- Yoncalla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoncalla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoncalla
- Yoncalla is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoncalla <4>
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
- Umpqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua
- Umpqua is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umpqua <4>
- Kellogg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Isadore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Tyee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tyee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tyee. 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 Tyee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tyee. See our Newspapers Page for Tyee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyee ...
Looking for more information about Tyee? 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 Tyee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tyee.
Adding Tyee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tyee 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 Tyee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Tyee post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tyee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/
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 Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tyee - 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 Tyee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Tyee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |