Basque, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Basque, Oregon is located in Oregon
Basque, Oregon
Basque, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Basque, Oregon is located in the United States
Basque, Oregon
Basque, Oregon
Basque, Oregon (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°24′39″N 117°52′07″W / 42.41083°N 117.86861°W / 42.41083; -117.86861
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Elevation
4,459 ft (1,359 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
Area code541
GNIS feature ID1136038[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

Basque is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and McDermitt.[2] Basque migrants, many of them sheepherders, settled in remote parts of southeastern Oregon between the 1880s and the 1930s.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Basque". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 87. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ Etulain, Richard. "Basques". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2017.


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