Riley, Oregon
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Riley, Oregon is an unincorporated community located in Harney County, Oregon, United States. Riley is about 28 miles west of the county seat Burns, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 395 and U.S. Highway 20, milepost 104.
Elevation of Riley, Oregon is 4,290' above sea level.
Its population is very small and comes almost entirely from the area ranches and farms.[citation needed] Farming in the area consists mainly of alfalfa, hay, and root crops.[1]
A post office named Riley was established in about 1885, and was named for stockman Amos Riley of the ranching partnership Riley and Hardin.[2][3] Previously there was a Hardin post office located about 75 miles northwest of Riley, so the people who lived on Silver Creek suggested the new post office be called Riley.[2] Riley post office was closed in 1919, but was reopened in 1949 after an office called "Suntex" was closed.[2]
The Oregon Department of Transportation has a camera for road and weather conditions located at the intersection of U.S. 20 and U.S. 395 in Riley, facing west-northwest[4].
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] References
- ^ Harney County Chamber of Commerce: Riley
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 812. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Harney County Comprehensive Plan
- ^ TripCheck - Road Cams, Road & Weather Conditions in Oregon - ODOT
[edit] External links
- Riley, Oregon: A Brief History from Harney County Economic Development
- Riley, Oregon is at coordinates Coordinates:
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