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Welcome to Wetmore ...

Wetmore is located in Wheeler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wetmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1945.

Wetmore is 3,980 feet [1,213 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wetmore is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Wetmore: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Wetmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Wetmore - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Wetmore ...

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

  • Fossil
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Spray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lonerock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Winlock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Kinzua ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
  • Hardman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardman is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
    • Hardman has also been known as:
    • Dairyville
    • Dogtown
    • Raw Dog
    • Yaller Dog
  • Mayville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayville is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Eightmile
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
  • Richmond ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Kimberly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wetmore ...

Looking for more information about Wetmore? 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 Wetmore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wetmore.

Adding Wetmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wetmore 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 Wetmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wetmore post office opened in 1945. The Wetmore post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wetmore.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wetmore - 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 Wetmore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Wetmore 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>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/