Welcome to West Klamath ...

So far, we found very little information about West Klamath. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added West Klamath to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Klamath, please Contact Us.

West Klamath would have been located within present day Klamath County<2>.

The location of West Klamath has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for West Klamath: W. Klamath

While the community is gone, the present day location for West Klamath is 4,100 feet [1,250 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of West Klamath is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where West Klamath was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If West Klamath still existed, it would have been in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.

Communities near West Klamath ...

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

• Klamath Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Falls
  • Klamath Falls is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klamath Falls <6>
• Dorris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
  • Dorris is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorris <6>
• Merrill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <6>
• Altamont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Klamath County
• Pelican City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican City
  • Pelican City is located in Klamath County
• Keno
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
  • Keno is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keno <6>
• Terminal City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terminal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City
  • Terminal City is located in Klamath County
• Oretech
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretech
  • Oretech is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oretech <6>
• Pine Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County
• Worden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Worden is located in Klamath 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 West Klamath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Klamath.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Klamath County: www.co.klamath.or.us/

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