Blakeley, Oregon
Blakeley, Oregon | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Blakeley, Oregon Location within the state of Oregon | |
Coordinates: 45°44′29″N 118°36′15″W / 45.74139°N 118.60417°WCoordinates: 45°44′29″N 118°36′15″W / 45.74139°N 118.60417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Umatilla |
Elevation | 1,417 ft (432 m) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1136079[1] |
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System |
Blakeley is an unincorporated historic community[1] in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States between Pendleton and Milton-Freewater. It is just north of Oregon Route 11 on Wildhorse Creek. Blakeley was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[2] The station was first named "Eastland" after Robert E. Eastland who received a patent on land nearby in 1880.[2] The name was later changed to honor William M. Blakley (alternatively spelled "Blakeley" and "Blakely"), an Oregon State Representative from 1902–1906, and a wheat grower in the area.[2] The elevation is 1417 feet (432 m).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Blakeley (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 28 Nov 1980. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- 1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
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