Nye, Oregon

Nye is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It is located about eight miles west of Pilot Rock, at the junction of U.S. Route 395 and Oregon Route 74.^[2][3]

Nye was named for A. W. Nye, an early resident of Umatilla County.^[4] Nye post office ran from 1887 through 1917.^[4]

See also

• Nolin, Oregon

References

1. ^ "Nye". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1136587. Retrieved 2010-12-24. 
2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8. 
3. ^ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 418. OCLC 4874569. http://www.archive.org/details/oregonendoftrail00writrich. 
4. ^ ^{a b} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 711. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956. 

Coordinates: 45°27′37″N 118°58′48″W / 45.4604067°N 118.9799945°W / 45.4604067; -118.9799945