Erskine, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

45°26′17″N 120°46′43″W / 45.43806°N 120.77861°W / 45.43806; -120.77861CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyShermanElevation

2,162 ft (659 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)Area code(s)458 and 541GNIS feature ID1167703^[1]

Erskine is an unincorporated community in Sherman County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.^[1] It lies between Moro and Grass Valley along Erskine Road, west of U.S. Route 97.^[2]^[3]

Erskine at various times was known by other names: Erskineville, Erskine Springs, and Millra.^[4] An Erskineville post office was established here in 1882; Abiel Erskine was the first postmaster.^[4] The Columbia Southern Railway called the place Erskineville in 1900 when it built its line through this community, but the Union Pacific later shortened that to Erskine.^[4] The Erskineville post office closed in 1907.^[4] Erskine is the name that appears on maps in the 21st century.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Erskine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Erskine". ACME Labs. Retrieved November 3, 2016 – via ACME Mapper.
^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0875952772.