Rice, Oregon
Rice is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It is about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Dufur, near Boyd and U.S. Route 197.[2]
Rice, Oregon | |
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  Rice, Oregon  Rice, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′19″N 121°02′39″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Wasco |
| Elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1] | |
Rice was named for Horace Rice, who settled on upper Fifteenmile Creek in the 1860s and who planted the first crop of wheat in upland Wasco County. When the Great Southern Railroad established a line into the area in 1905, Rice's name was given to the station.[3]
References
- "Rice". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 31, 72. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-8759527-7-1.
Municipalities and communities of Wasco County, Oregon, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Wasco County map | |
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
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| Indian reservation | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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