Dale, Oregon

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Dale is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located on U.S. Route 395 within the Umatilla National Forest about 17 miles south of Ukiah. [2] It is near the Umatilla-Grant County border just south of the 45th parallel north. [2]

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The first post office at this locale was established in 1887 and named Dorman after James W. Dorman, the first postmaster. [3] The name was changed to Dale in 1891. [3] The office may have been moved south from its original location in Umatilla County and it was shown as being in Grant County by 1903. [3] According to the compiler of Oregon Geographic Names , who did not think that the local terrain resembled a dale, "The name Dale as applied to this locality may have had a significance other than topographic." [3] Mail for Dale is now handled by the Ukiah post office, ZIP code 97880. [4]

In 1940, Dale had a service station and store that still serves the community today. [5] [6] Dale Ranger Station was open by 1911 and closed sometime before 2008. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dale". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 74, 78. ISBN   0-89933-347-8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 265. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  4. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ 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.  419. OCLC   4874569.
  6. ↑ "Personal-Use Firewood Permits". Umatilla National Forest. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ Groom, Etta (March 2005). "Pioneer Ranger Family at Dale, Oregon" (PDF). National Museum of Forest Service History Newsletter. United States Forest Service. 16 (1). Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Long Creek Eyes Dale FS Site for Campus". Blue Mountain Eagle . May 7, 2008.

Coordinates: 44°59′19″N118°56′51″W / 44.988487°N 118.947474°W / 44.988487; -118.947474


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