Kirk, Oregon

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Kirk, Oregon
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Kirk
Coordinates: 42°44′57″N121°49′45″W / 42.74917°N 121.82917°W / 42.74917; -121.82917
Country United States
State Oregon
County Klamath
Elevation
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4,528 ft (1,380 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97624
Area code(s) 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1144638 [1]

Kirk is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Methodist minister Jesse Kirk as well as a train station in the area. Its post office operated from 1920 to 1948. [2]

References

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