Eightmile, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Abandoned building on Oregon Route 206 in Eightmile
Abandoned building on Oregon Route 206 in Eightmile
Eightmile, Oregon is located in Oregon
Eightmile, Oregon
Eightmile, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 45°15′19″N 119°48′58″W / 45.25528°N 119.81611°W / 45.25528; -119.81611
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMorrow
Elevation
[1]
2,720 ft (830 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
Area code541
GNIS feature ID1136248[1]

Eightmile is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 206 (the Wasco–Heppner Highway).

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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eightmile, Oregon
  2. ^ "Confused 'Mile Creeks'". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. April 11, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.

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Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Oregon, United States
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