Buchanan, Oregon

Buchanan, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Buchanan, Oregon

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 43°38′33″N 118°37′43″W / 43.64250°N 118.62861°W / 43.64250; -118.62861Coordinates: 43°38′33″N 118°37′43″W / 43.64250°N 118.62861°W / 43.64250; -118.62861
Country United States
State Oregon
County Harney
Named for William D. Buchanan family
Elevation 4,213 ft (1,284 m)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 20 miles (32 km) east of Burns on U.S. Route 20.[2]

History

The community was named after the family of William D. Buchanan, who, with his sons Joe and George, homesteaded there beginning in 1886.[3][4][5] Buchanan post office was established in 1911, with Hattie E. Buchanan the first postmaster.[3] The office closed in 1919 but the area around the Buchanan Ranch is still known as Buchanan.[3] By 1978 the community had a single store.[6] Today Buchanan has a Burns mailing address and a business that includes a tractor repair shop, gas station, gallery, and free museum,[7] all located within the only building in the community.[8]

The school once stood along Little Rock Creek on the site of the present-day Buchanan Springs Rest Area on U.S. 20, a mile northeast of the community.[4]

William Buchanan and his sons ran a stage stop at the top of the hill, north of the present-day Buchanan, on the former J. W. Buchanan ranch.[4] The stop served the route from Vale to Burns.[5] Meals for stagecoach passengers were 50 cents, while those traveling with horses only paid 35 cents, but they paid 25 cents per head for feed and water for their livestock.[4] The stop was later run by Thomas Buchanan.[5]

Transportation

In the 21st century, Buchanan is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Buchanan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 82. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Buchanan Rural Community: A Brief History". Harney County Economic Development. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 468. OCLC 4874569.
  6. ↑ Friedman, Ralph (1978). "Great Basin Blues". Tracking Down Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 259. ISBN 0-87004-257-2.
  7. ↑ "Oard's Indian Art Museum". Travel Oregon. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  8. ↑ Hays, Jim (August 7, 2010). "U.S. 20: Route crosses the Cascades and heads east". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Eastern Point Schedule". Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

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