Izee, Oregon

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Izee, Oregon
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Izee
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
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4,101 ft (1,250 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97873
Area codes 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1144149 [1]

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] Located on the South Fork John Day River, Izee is a ranching community and 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Izee, Oregon
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 503–504. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  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.