Blakeley, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Blakeley, Oregon is located in Oregon
Blakeley, Oregon
Blakeley, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 45°44′29″N 118°36′15″W / 45.74139°N 118.60417°W / 45.74139; -118.60417
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Elevation
1,417 ft (432 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area codes458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1136079[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Blakeley is an unincorporated historic community[1] in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States between Pendleton and Milton-Freewater. It is just north of Oregon Route 11 on Wildhorse Creek. Blakeley was once a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[2] The station was first named "Eastland" after Robert E. Eastland, who received a patent on land nearby in 1880.[2] The name was later changed to honor William M. Blakley (alternatively spelled "Blakeley" and "Blakely"), an Oregon state representative from 1902–1906, and a wheat grower in the area.[2] The elevation is 1417 ft (432 m) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Blakeley (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
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