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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Range
Unincorporated community
Range is located in OregonRangeRangeLocation within Oregon
Coordinates: 44°53′35″N 118°58′8″W / 44.89306°N 118.96889°W / 44.89306; -118.96889
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyGrant
Elevation4,357 ft (1,328 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1159217

Range is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.

History

The Range post office was established on June 4, 1908, and Craig Thom was the first postmaster. It was so named due to the surrounding rangeland.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Range, Oregon
  2. McArthur, Lewis L. (1992). Oregon Geographic Names (sixth edition). Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 700. ISBN 0-87595-236-4.
Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Canyon City
Cities
Grant County map
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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