Erskine, Oregon

Erskine, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Erskine, Oregon
Erskine, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°26′17″N 120°46′43″W / 45.43806°N 120.77861°W / 45.43806; -120.77861Coordinates: 45°26′17″N 120°46′43″W / 45.43806°N 120.77861°W / 45.43806; -120.77861
Country United States
State Oregon
County Sherman
Elevation 2,162 ft (659 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID 1167703[1]

Erskine is an unincorporated community in Sherman County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It lies between Moro and Grass Valley along Erskine Road, west of U.S. Route 97.[2][3]

Erskine at various times was known by other names: Erskineville, Erskine Springs, and Millra.[4] An Erskineville post office was established here in 1882; Abiel Erskine was the first postmaster.[4] The Columbia Southern Railway called the place Erskineville in 1900 when it built its line through this community, but the Union Pacific later shortened that to Erskine.[4] The Erskineville post office closed in 1907.[4] Erskine is the name that appears on maps in the 21st century.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Erskine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Erskine". ACME Labs. Retrieved November 3, 2016 – via ACME Mapper.
  3. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  4. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0875952772.
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