Izee, Oregon

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Izee, Oregon
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Coordinates: 44°04′01″N119°23′10″W / 44.067°N 119.386°W / 44.067; -119.386 Coordinates: 44°04′01″N119°23′10″W / 44.067°N 119.386°W / 44.067; -119.386
Country United States
State Oregon
County Grant
Elevation
4,101 ft (1,250 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97873
Area code(s) 458 and 541

Izee is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. [1] Its post office operated from November 6, 1889 to July 31, 1954 and the first postmaster was Carlos W. Bonham. [2] A ranching community, it was so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the letters I. Z. [3] The schoolhouse and grange building still stand as of 2019. [4]

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References

  1. "Izee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN   978-0875952772.[ page needed ]
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 70.
  4. "Izee". Grant County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.