Nye, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
45°27′37″N 118°58′48″W / 45.46028°N 118.98000°W / 45.46028; -118.98000[1]CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyUmatillaElevation2,310 ft (700 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)Area code(s)458 and 541GNIS feature ID1136587[1]

Nye is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Pilot Rock, at the junction of U.S. Route 395 and Oregon Route 74.[2][3]

Nye was named for A. W. Nye, an early resident of Umatilla County.[4] Nye post office ran from 1887 through 1917.[4]

See also

  • Nolin, Oregon

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nye, Oregon
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ 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. 418. OCLC 4874569.
  4. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 711. ISBN 978-0875952772.


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