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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 elevation 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osoyoos came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osoyoos
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osoyoos <4>
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molson
    • Molson is located in Okanogan County
  • Bodie ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
    • Bodie is located in Okanogan County
  • Bridesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesville
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Valley
  • Synarep
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synarep
    • Synarep is located in Okanogan 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 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 for Havillah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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