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Nye,_Oregon Latitude and Longitude:

45°27′37″N 118°58′48″W / 45.46028°N 118.98000°W / 45.46028; -118.98000
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Nye, Oregon
Nye, Oregon is located in Oregon
Nye, Oregon
Nye, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 45°27′37″N 118°58′48″W / 45.46028°N 118.98000°W / 45.46028; -118.98000 [1]
CountryUnited States
State Oregon
County Umatilla
Elevation2,310 ft (700 m)
Time zone UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s) 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1136587 [1]

Nye is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Pilot Rock, at the junction of U.S. Route 395 and Oregon Route 74. [2] [3]

Nye was named for A. W. Nye, an early resident of Umatilla County. [4] Nye post office ran from 1887 through 1917. [4]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 711. ISBN  978-0875952772.