Rieth is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is south of Interstate 84/U.S. Route 30/U.S. Route 395 about 5 miles (8 km) west of Pendleton near the Umatilla River.[2]
Rieth, Oregon | |
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  Rieth, Oregon Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′39″N 118°52′17″W / 45.66083°N 118.87139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Umatilla |
| Elevation | 1,011 ft (308 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1126008[1] |
Rieth was an important division point of the Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, which named the station at the new shops and terminals it constructed there after a local pioneer family, the Rieths.[3][4] The railway's Pilot Rock Line, constructed in 1907, joined the mainline in Rieth.[5][6] This line was once the Umatilla Central Railroad.[5] In 1917, the Post Office Department established an office named "Reith".[4] The name was soon corrected by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4] The post office closed in 1971.[4] The main railroad yards, now owned by Union Pacific, were later moved to Hinkle.[4]
In 1922, Rieth had a population of 200, a school, a store, and other businesses.[3] In 1940 Rieth had a population of 45.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rieth, Oregon
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ a b Neal, Patricia. "Umatilla County, Oregon 1922: Rieth". A Place Called Oregon. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 811, 899. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ a b "Union Pacific: Pilot Rock Branch". High Desert Rails. trainweb.org. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Laubaugh, Glenn. "The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company". The Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 261. OCLC 4874569.
External links edit
- Images of Rieth from Flickr
- Image of Rieth School from Panoramio
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