Erskine, Oregon
Appearance
Erskine, Oregon | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 45°26′17″N 120°46′43″W / 45.43806°N 120.77861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Sherman |
Elevation | 2,162 ft (659 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
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
[edit]- ^ a b "Erskine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "Erskine". ACME Labs. Retrieved November 3, 2016 – via ACME Mapper.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0875952772.