McKay, Oregon

McKay, Oregon
—  Unincorporated community  —
McKay, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°30′00″N 118°36′58″W / 45.5°N 118.616°W / 45.5; -118.616Coordinates: 45°30′00″N 118°36′58″W / 45.5°N 118.616°W / 45.5; -118.616
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Umatilla
Elevation	1,923 ft (586 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97868
Area code(s)	458 and 541

McKay is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.^[1] Its name accompanies McKay Creek, which is named for Dr. William C. McKay,^[2] 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.^[3]

References

1. ^ "McKay". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1136526. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ Brodkorb, Pierce (1958). "Birds from the middle pliocene of McKay, Oregon". The Condor (University of Florida) 60 (July): 252. doi:10.2307/1365194. JSTOR 1365194. http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v060n04/p0252-p0255.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-14.