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Welcome to Wren ...

Wren is located in Benton County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Wren, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wren, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Wren is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Wren: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Wren ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Wren - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wren ...

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

  • Corvallis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Albany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Philomath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Tangent
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
    • Tangent is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <5>
  • Falls City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Adair Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
    • Adair Village is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Monroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Blodgett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kings Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wren ...

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

Adding Wren to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wren 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 Wren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wren post office opened in 1887.

We also found Wren in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wren.

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

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.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 Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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