Kingsley, Oregon

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Kingsley, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Kingsley, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°20′28″N 121°12′04″W / 45.341°N 121.201°W / 45.341; -121.201Coordinates: 45°20′28″N 121°12′04″W / 45.341°N 121.201°W / 45.341; -121.201
Country United States
State Oregon
County Wasco
Elevation 2,444 ft (745 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 97063
Area code(s) 458 and 541

Kingsley is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States,[1] named by E.M. Wilson in 1878. Wilson named it for Charles Kingsley, because she had enjoyed reading his book Westward Ho!.[2]

References

  1. "Kingsley". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 25, 2010. 
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956. 


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