Narrows, Oregon

Narrows, Oregon
—  Unincorporated community  —
Narrows, Oregon
Coordinates: 43°16′44″N 118°57′43″W / 43.279°N 118.962°W / 43.279; -118.962Coordinates: 43°16′44″N 118°57′43″W / 43.279°N 118.962°W / 43.279; -118.962
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Harney
Elevation	4,111 ft (1,253 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97721
Area code(s)	458 and 541

Narrows, or The Narrows, is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States.^[1][2] It was started as a community in 1889 by Lewis B. Springer and Albert Hembree. A post office was established in August 1889 and Springer, the postmaster, named it after himself. In April 1892 the name was changed to Narrows and Hembree became postmaster. The post office operated until 1936,^[2] and is now served by the Princeton, Oregon 97721 post office.

References

1. ^ Oregon Hometown Locator
2. ^ ^{a b} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003 [1928]). Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 689–690. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.