Blakeley, Oregon

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Blakeley is an unincorporated historic community[1] in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States between Pendleton and Milton-Freewater. It is just north of Oregon Route 11 on Wildhorse Creek. Blakeley was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[2] The station was first named "Eastland" after Robert E. Eastland who received a patent on land nearby in 1880.[2] The name was later changed to honor William M. Blakley (alternately spelled "Blakeley" and "Blakely"), an Oregon State Representative from 1902–1906, and a wheat grower in the area.[2] The elevation is 1417 feet (432 m).[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Blakeley (historical)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 28 Nov 1980. Retrieved 2009-12-21. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-87595-277-1. 
Municipalities and communities of Umatilla County, Oregon, United States
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Coordinates: 45°44′29″N 118°36′15″W / 45.741520°N 118.604142°W / 45.741520; -118.604142

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