Monkland, Oregon

Monkland, Oregon
—  Unincorporated community  —
Monkland, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°29′10″N 120°37′37″W / 45.486°N 120.627°W / 45.486; -120.627Coordinates: 45°29′10″N 120°37′37″W / 45.486°N 120.627°W / 45.486; -120.627
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Sherman
Elevation	1,654 ft (504 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97039
Area code(s)	458 and 541

Monkland is an unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States,^[1] on Monkland Lane between Sherman Highway 97 and Wasco-Heppner Highway 206. Its post office opened in 1886 and closed in 1919 now served by the Moro, Oregon 97039 post office.

The community may have been named for Monkland, Ontario, as many people near the community came from the town in Ontario.^[2]

References

1. ^ Oregon Hometown Locator
2. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003 [1928]). Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 655—656. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.