Gooseberry, Oregon

Gooseberry is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. Gooseberry lies along Ione–Gooseberry Road near its intersection with Oregon Route 206 between Heppner to the east and Condon to the west.[2]

Gooseberry, Oregon
Gooseberry, Oregon
Gooseberry, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°17′32″N 119°53′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMorrow
Elevation
2,438 ft (743 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1136327[1]
Coordinates and elevation from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)[1]

Cattlemen began referring to the location as Gooseberry Spring as early as 1872. Its name came from a large wild gooseberry bush near the spring. A Gooseberry post office operated in the community from 1884 through 1918.[3]

References

  1. "Gooseberry". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 413. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.



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