Izee is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.[1] Its post office operated from November 6, 1889, to July 31, 1954, and the first postmaster was Carlos W. Bonham.[2] Located on the South Fork John Day River,[1] Izee is a ranching community and was so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the letters I. Z.[3] The schoolhouse and grange building still stand as of 2019.[4]
Izee, Oregon | |
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  Izee  Izee | |
| Coordinates: 44°04′01″N 119°23′10″W / 44.067°N 119.386°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Grant |
| Elevation | 4,101 ft (1,250 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97873 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Izee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 503–504. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 70.
- ^ "Izee". Grant County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
External links edit
- History of Izee by the IZ Ranch
- Photo of the Izee School courtesy of Curtis Irish
- Photo of the Izee Community Hall courtesy of Curtis Irish
- Photo of sunrise near Izee by Stren
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