McKay, Oregon

McKay, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°30′27″N118°41′16″W / 45.50750°N 118.68778°W / 45.50750; -118.68778
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Umatilla
Elevation [1]	1,923 ft (586 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97868
Area codes	458 and 541
GNIS feature ID	2805456 [1]

McKay is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. ^[2] Its name accompanies McKay Creek, which is named for Dr. William Cameron McKay, ^[3] located in Umatilla County at North McKay Creek Road (County 1050 Rd.) on Ross Road.

It has been the site of discovery of ancient bird fossils. ^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKay, Oregon
2. "McKay". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 14, 2010.
3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 626–627. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
4. Brodkorb, Pierce (1958). "Birds from the middle pliocene of McKay, Oregon" (PDF). The Condor . 60 (July): 252–255. doi:10.2307/1365194. JSTOR   1365194 . Retrieved December 14, 2010.

See also

• McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge
• McKay Reservoir
• Pendleton, Oregon