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, Oregon | |
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  Nye, Oregon Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′37″N 118°58′48″W / 45.46028°N 118.98000°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Umatilla |
| Elevation | 2,310 ft (700 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136587[1] |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nye, Oregon
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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