Welcome to Gwendolen ...

Gwendolen is located in Gilliam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gwendolen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Gwendolen is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gwendolen is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Gwendolen: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities near Gwendolen ...

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

• Condon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon
  • Condon is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Condon <5>
• Ione
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <5>
• Olex
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
  • Olex is located in Gilliam County
• Gooseberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
• Mayville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Gilliam County
• Lonerock
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
  • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
• Lexington
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Fossil
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil
  • Fossil is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fossil <5>
• Arlington
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Hardman
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gwendolen ...

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

Adding Gwendolen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gwendolen 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 Gwendolen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gwendolen post office opened in 1906.

We also found Gwendolen mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gwendolen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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