Wingville, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 44°50′23″N 117°55′18″W / 44.83972°N 117.92167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Baker |
Elevation | 3,402 ft (1,037 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1129233 [1] |
Wingville is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. [1] Wingville lies at the intersection of Wingville Lane and Old Wingville Road northwest of Baker City and northeast of Pocahontas. [2]
The community's name stemmed from a derisive term for former soldiers of the Confederate States Army who had served during the American Civil War under Sterling Price, a major general, and who later emigrated to Oregon. Sometimes collectively referred to as a wing of Price's army, a group of them settled in Baker County after the war. [3]
Wingville had a post office from June 23, 1871, through July 1879. John R. McLain was the first postmaster. [3]