Gibbon, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 45°41′58″N 118°21′54″W / 45.69944°N 118.36500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Umatilla |
Elevation | 1,759 ft (536 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1142712 [1] |
Gibbon is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is about 20 miles (32 km) east of Pendleton on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, near the Umatilla River. [2] [3]
Gibbon is a station on the Union Pacific railroad that was named for Major General John Gibbon, who was in command of the Department of the Columbia based in Vancouver, Washington, in 1885–86. [4] [5] At the time the railroad was being constructed, a station at or near Gibbon was named Mikecha, made up from the names of three civil engineers named Mink, Kennedy, and Chalk. [4] At the beginning of the 20th century, the name of the station was changed to Bingham Springs, because it served the Bingham Springs resort, which is 8 miles (13 km) east up the Umatilla River. [4] The name of the post office, however, remained Gibbon. [4] Gibbon post office ran from 1892 through 1966. [4] At some point, the name of the railroad station was changed back to Gibbon. [4] Today, Gibbon has an Adams mailing address.
As of 1940, Gibbon had a school that served both Native American and other children. [3]
This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen climate classification, Gibbon has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, Csb on climate maps. [6]
The community is served by the Athena Weston School District. [7]