Wagontire, Oregon

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Wagontire, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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The Wagontire Cafe
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Wagontire
Coordinates: 43°14′59″N119°52′30″W / 43.24972°N 119.87500°W / 43.24972; -119.87500
Country United States
State Oregon
County Harney
Elevation
[1]
4,738 ft (1,444 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
2
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 541
GNIS feature ID1136873 [1]

Wagontire is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States, [1] along U.S. Route 395. [2]

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The community was named after nearby Wagontire Mountain. [3] From 1986 to at least 1997, Wagontire was home to just two people: William and Olgie Warner. [4] The Warners' property included a gas station, cafe, motel, general store, and recreational vehicle (RV) park. [5] Also there was Wagontire Airport, across the road from the buildings. [5] Planes flying into the airport taxied across the highway, and filled up at the gas station. [4]

In summer 1999, the community was purchased by Ellie Downing of Burns, who moved there with her nephew, Jerry Gray. [6]

Education

Wagontire is in Suntex School District 10 (Suntex School, grades K-8) and Harney County Union High School District 1J (Crane Union High School). [7] [8]

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Buildings in Wagontire

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wagontire, Oregon
  2. ↑ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 3, 2016– via Acme Mapper.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 137.
  4. 1 2 Monroe, Bill (December 14, 1997). "Under the Desert Sky: Solitude for Sale". The Oregonian. pp.  A01, A14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 Weber, first (July 11, 1993). "Everyone Stops At Wagontire (Pop. 2)". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ Frazier, Joseph B. (April 2, 2000). "Life takes on a slow pace in Wagontire". Albany Democrat-Herald . Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harney County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1(PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved March 11, 2024. (use the intersection of 395 and the county line) - Text list - Compare to the highway map.
  8. ↑ "Harney County Sheet 4 of 11" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation . Retrieved March 11, 2024. - Wagontire indicated on the map. Compare with school district map.


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