Bourne, Oregon | |
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Former
unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 44°49′28″N 118°11′51″W / 44.82444°N 118.19750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Baker |
Elevation | 5,374 ft (1,638 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1136088 [1] |
Bourne is a ghost town in Baker County, Oregon, United States about 7 miles (11 km) north of Sumpter in the Blue Mountains. [1] It lies on Cracker Creek and is within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. Platted in 1902, [2] the former gold mining boomtown is considered a ghost town today. [3]
Originally named "Cracker City", [3] Bourne is named after Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., who was interested in Eastern Oregon mines for a time. [4] Bourne post office was established in 1895 and closed in 1927. [4]
In 1910 Bourne town was listed as having a population of 77. [5]