Erskine,_Oregon

Erskine, Oregon

Erskine, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Erskine is an unincorporated community in Sherman County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It lies between Moro and Grass Valley along Erskine Road, west of U.S. Route 97.[2][3]

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Erskine at various times was known by other names: Erskineville, Erskine Springs, and Millra.[4] An Erskineville post office was established here in 1882; Abiel Erskine was the first postmaster.[4] The Columbia Southern Railway called the place Erskineville in 1900 when it built its line through this community, but the Union Pacific later shortened that to Erskine.[4] The Erskineville post office closed in 1907.[4] Erskine is the name that appears on maps in the 21st century.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Erskine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Erskine". ACME Labs. Retrieved November 3, 2016 – via ACME Mapper.
  3. [3]
    Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  4. [4]
    McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0875952772.


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