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Eightmile, Oregon

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Morrow

GNIS feature ID
  
1136248

Local time
  
Tuesday 5:07 PM

State
  
Oregon

Time zone
  
Pacific (UTC-8)

Elevation
  
829 m

Area code
  
541

Eightmile, Oregon

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 29 km/h, 89% Humidity

Eightmile is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 206 (the Wasco–Heppner Highway), at an elevation of 2,720 feet (830 m).

Map of Eightmile, OR 97836, USA

The town was named by pioneer ranchers after its location on Eightmile Canyon, which was so named because its mouth was about 8 miles (13 km) up Willow Creek from the Columbia River. Eightmile's post office was established in 1883 and closed in 1941.

References

Eightmile, Oregon Wikipedia