Country United States County Harney Area code(s) 541 Local time Saturday 6:36 PM | State Oregon Time zone Pacific (UTC-8) Elevation 1,148 m | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 49% Humidity | ||
Venator is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. It is on Crane–Venator Road about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Crane, near the South Fork Malheur River.
Map of Venator, OR 97732, USA
Alphena Venator, a native of Linn County, settled in Harney County as a youth in 1872. Alphena's father Jezreel is the namesake for Venator Canyon in Harney and Malheur counties. When Alphena established a livestock ranch in the area in 1884, the locale soon became known as "Venator". Venator post office was established in 1895, with Louella Venator as the first postmaster. The office was later moved two and a half miles north to a station on the now-abandoned Oregon Eastern Branch (or Burns Branch) of the Union Pacific railroad. As of 1976, there were only six buildings and a corral at the site, although at one time there was a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in the area.