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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Keating, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Keating, Oregon is located in OregonKeating, OregonKeating, OregonShow map of OregonKeating, Oregon is located in the United StatesKeating, OregonKeating, OregonShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 44°52′27″N 117°35′26″W / 44.87417°N 117.59056°W / 44.87417; -117.59056
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyBaker
Elevation2,723 ft (830 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1122641

Keating is an unincorporated community in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Keating lies off Keating Road north of its interchange with Oregon Route 86. Keating is northeast of Baker City.

The community was named for an early settler named "Uncle Tom" Keating, a former British sailor who acquired land at this location. A post office operated here from 1880 to 1975.

References

  1. "Keating". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 79. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 525. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
Municipalities and communities of Baker County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Baker City
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  • ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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