Eightmile, Oregon

Eightmile, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Abandoned building on Oregon Route 206 in Eightmile
Eightmile, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 45°15′19″N 119°48′58″W / 45.25528°N 119.81611°W / 45.25528; -119.81611Coordinates: 45°15′19″N 119°48′58″W / 45.25528°N 119.81611°W / 45.25528; -119.81611
Country United States
State Oregon
County Morrow
Elevation 2,720 ft (830 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (Pacific)
Area code(s) 541
GNIS feature ID 1136248
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

Eightmile is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 206 (the Wasco–Heppner Highway), at an elevation of 2,720 feet (830 m).[1]

The town was named by pioneer ranchers after its location on Eightmile Canyon, which was so named because its mouth was about 8 miles (13 km) up Willow Creek from the Columbia River.[2][3] Eightmile's post office was established in 1883 and closed in 1941.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eightmile". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Confused 'Mile Creeks'". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. April 11, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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