Rutledge, Oregon

Rutledge is an unincorporated community in Sherman County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It lies east of Grass Valley and U.S. Route 97 along Rutledge Road.[2]

Rutledge, Oregon
Rutledge, Oregon
Rutledge, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°20′16″N 120°38′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountySherman
Elevation
2,425 ft (739 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1126380[1]

Joseph H. Rutledge was the first postmaster of the Rutledge post office, established on June 6, 1884, and discontinued on March 23, 1908. Rutledge and his family, moving to Oregon from California in 1882, had taken up residence at this site in 1883.[3]

References

  1. "Rutledge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 833. ISBN 978-0875952772.



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