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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Nye, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Nye, Oregon is located in OregonNye, OregonNye, OregonLocation within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 45°27′37″N 118°58′48″W / 45.46028°N 118.98000°W / 45.46028; -118.98000
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Elevation2,310 ft (700 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1136587

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

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

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References

  1. ^ 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. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 711. ISBN 978-0875952772.
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