Eightmile is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 206 (the Wasco–Heppner Highway).
Eightmile, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 45°15′19″N 119°48′58″W / 45.25528°N 119.81611°W | |
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 | 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1136248[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
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eightmile, Oregon
- ^ "Confused 'Mile Creeks'". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. April 11, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
External links
edit- Historic image of the road between Lonerock and Eightmile from Salem Public Library