Salisbury, Oregon

Salisbury, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Salisbury, Oregon
Salisbury, Oregon
Coordinates: 44°39′12″N 117°52′24″W / 44.65333°N 117.87333°W / 44.65333; -117.87333Coordinates: 44°39′12″N 117°52′24″W / 44.65333°N 117.87333°W / 44.65333; -117.87333
Country United States
State Oregon
County Baker
Elevation 3,655 ft (1,114 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID 1136726[1]

Salisbury is an unincorporated historic community[1] in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It lies along the Powder River at the junction of Oregon Route 7 and Oregon Route 245 about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Baker City. The elevation is 3,655 feet (1,114 m).[1]

The place was once named "Bennett", probably after a local resident.[2] Salisbury post office, established in 1906 and closed in 1907, was named after Hiram H. Salisbury, a superintendent for the W. H. Eccles Lumber Company.[2] Salisbury was also a station on the Sumpter Valley Railway.[3] In 1940, Salisbury had a population of 4.[4] As of 1980, "there was little evidence of commercial activity".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Salisbury (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 841. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  3. ↑ Mullett, Alfred; Leonard Merritt (2009). Sumpter Valley Railway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7385-7125-6.
  4. ↑ 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. 283. OCLC 4874569.


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