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Welcome to Havillah ...

Havillah is located in Okanogan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Havillah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Havillah is 3,500 feet [1,067 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Havillah is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Havillah: 509

Communities near Havillah ...

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

  • Osoyoos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Oroville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tonasket
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Molson ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Molson is located in Okanogan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molson
  • Bodie ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bodie is located in Okanogan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
  • Bridesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Loomis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Kettle Valley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Synarep
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Synarep is located in Okanogan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synarep

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Havillah ...

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

Adding Havillah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Havillah 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 Havillah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Havillah post office opened in 1905. The Havillah post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Havillah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Okanogan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Havillah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/