Welcome to Ayer ...

Ayer is located in Walla Walla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ayer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1951.

Ayer is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ayer: 509

Communities Also Named Ayer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ayer - they are located in Colorado, Massachusetts and New York.

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

Communities near Ayer ...

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

• Washtucna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Washtucna is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washtucna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washtucna <3>
• Kahlotus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kahlotus is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahlotus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahlotus <3>
• Starbuck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Starbuck is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <3>
• Magallon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
• Grange City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grange City is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
• Tompkins
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
• Windust
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Windust is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
• Clyde
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Hooper
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooper is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <3>
• Relief
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Relief is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ayer ...

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

Adding Ayer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ayer 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 Ayer was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ayer.