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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Morgan, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Morgan, Oregon is located in OregonMorgan, OregonMorgan, OregonShow map of OregonMorgan, Oregon is located in the United StatesMorgan, OregonMorgan, OregonShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 45°33′09″N 119°55′14″W / 45.55250°N 119.92056°W / 45.55250; -119.92056
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMorrow
Elevation797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code97843
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1167717

Morgan is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. It lies along Oregon Route 74 between Cecil and Ione, northwest of Heppner.

A post office named Saddle, named after nearby Saddle Butte, was established here in 1882. Ozwell T. Douglas was the first postmaster. When the railroad was built through this location in 1889, the railroad station there was named Douglas, after the postmaster, and the post office name was changed to Douglas in 1890. In the first decade of the 20th century, the name of the post office and the railroad station was changed again to Morgan apparently after another local postmaster, Alfred C. Morgan.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Morgan has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morgan, Oregon
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 659. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  4. "Morgan, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Heppner
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