Crowley, Malheur County, Oregon

Crowley, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Crowley, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Crowley, Oregon
Crowley, Oregon (the US)
Coordinates: 43°17′30″N 117°53′40″W / 43.29167°N 117.89444°W / 43.29167; -117.89444Coordinates: 43°17′30″N 117°53′40″W / 43.29167°N 117.89444°W / 43.29167; -117.89444
Country United States
State Oregon
County Malheur
Elevation 4,078 ft (1,243 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (Mountain)
Area code(s) 541
GNIS feature ID 1119587[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

Crowley is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along Crowley Road, north of Oregon Route 78, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Crane.[2] Crowley Ranch and Crowley Ranch Airstrip are nearby.[2]

Crowley Creek was named for G. B. Crowley who settled on its banks with his son James in 1874.[3] The Crowleys' home was burned in 1878 during the Bannock War but the family escaped.[3] Crowley post office was established in 1911 and ran until 1935.[3] There was previously a Crowley post office in Polk County.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Crowley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 83. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-0875952772.


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