Welcome to Gurdane ...

Gurdane is located in Umatilla County<1>.

The location of Gurdane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gurdane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Gurdane is 3,720 feet [1,134 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gurdane is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Gurdane ...

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

• Pilot Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
  • Pilot Rock is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Rock <5>
• Ukiah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
  • Ukiah is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <5>
• Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heck and Gone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
  • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
• Dale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
• Heppner
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
  • Heppner is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heppner <5>
• Lehman Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehman Springs
  • Lehman Springs is located in Umatilla County
  • Lehman Springs has also been known as:
  • Lehman Hot Springs
  • Lehman
• Pine City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Pine City is located in Morrow County
• Ritter
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Ritter is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <5>
• Hardman
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
  • Hardman is located in Morrow County
  • Hardman has also been known as:
  • Dairyville
  • Dogtown
  • Raw Dog
  • Yaller Dog
• Lexington
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gurdane ...

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

Adding Gurdane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gurdane post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gurdane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/