- New Princeton, Oregon
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New Princeton, Oregon — Unincorporated community — New Princeton Post Office
Coordinates: 43°16′59″N 118°34′58″W / 43.28306°N 118.58278°WCoordinates: 43°16′59″N 118°34′58″W / 43.28306°N 118.58278°W Country United States State Oregon County Harney Elevation 4,111 ft (1,253 m) Time zone PST (UTC-8) – Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7) ZIP code 97721 Area code(s) 458 and 541 Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1] New Princeton is an unincorporated community[1] in Harney County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located along Oregon Route 78 between Burns and Burns Junction[2] at an elevation of 4,111 feet (1,253 m) above sea level.[1]
According to Oregon Geographic Names, the community of Princeton began as a rural post office either in 1910 or about 1912, depending on the source consulted. When an upgrade of Route 78 bypassed the original community, it was re-located to New Princeton.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "New Princeton". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1136572. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ DeLorme Mapping. Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (1991 ed.). Section 78. ISBN 0-89933-235-8.
- ^ McArthur, p. 785
Works cited
- McArthur, Lewis A., and McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names, 7th ed. Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Harney County, Oregon Cities 
Unincorporated
communitiesIndian reservation Burns Paiute Indian Reservation
Categories:- Unincorporated communities in Harney County, Oregon
- Oregon geography stubs
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