Basque, Oregon

Basque, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Basque, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Basque, Oregon
Basque, Oregon (the US)
Coordinates: 42°24′39″N 117°52′07″W / 42.41083°N 117.86861°W / 42.41083; -117.86861Coordinates: 42°24′39″N 117°52′07″W / 42.41083°N 117.86861°W / 42.41083; -117.86861
Country United States
State Oregon
County Malheur
Elevation 4,459 ft (1,359 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (Pacific)
Area code(s) 541
GNIS feature ID 1136038[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

Basque is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and McDermitt.[2] Basque migrants, many of them sheepherders, settled in remote parts of southeastern Oregon between the 1880s and the 1930s.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Basque". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 87. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. Etulain, Richard. "Basques". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2017.


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