Monkland, Oregon

Monkland is an unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States,[1] on Monkland Lane between Sherman Highway 97 and Wasco-Heppner Highway 206. Its post office opened in 1886 and closed in 1919 now served by the Moro, Oregon 97039 post office.

Monkland, Oregon
Monkland, Oregon
Monkland, Oregon
Coordinates: 45.486°N 120.627°W / 45.486; -120.627
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountySherman
Elevation
1,654 ft (504 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97039
Area code(s)458 and 541

The community may have been named for Monkland, Ontario, as many people near the community came from the town in Ontario.[2]

References

  1. Oregon Hometown Locator
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 655–656. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.



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