Izee, Oregon

Izee is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.[1] Its post office operated from November 6, 1889 to July 31, 1954 and the first postmaster was Carlos W. Bonham.[2] A ranching community, it was so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the letters I. Z.[3] The schoolhouse and grange building still stand as of 2019.[4]

Izee, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Izee
Izee
Coordinates: 44.067°N 119.386°W / 44.067; -119.386
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyGrant
Elevation
4,101 ft (1,250 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97873
Area code(s)458 and 541

References
  1. "Izee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 70.
  4. "Izee". Grant County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.


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