Blakeley, Oregon

Blakeley is an unincorporated historic community^[1] in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States between Pendleton and Milton-Freewater. It is just north of Oregon Route 11 on Wildhorse Creek. Blakeley was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.^[2] The station was first named "Eastland" after Robert E. Eastland who received a patent on land nearby in 1880.^[2] The name was later changed to honor William M. Blakley (alternately spelled "Blakeley" and "Blakely"), an Oregon State Representative from 1902–1906, and a wheat grower in the area.^[2] The elevation is 1417 feet (432 m).^[1]

References

1 2 "Blakeley (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 28 Nov 1980. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

Municipalities and communities of Umatilla County, Oregon, United States

County seat: Pendleton

Cities	Adams Athena Echo Helix Hermiston Milton-Freewater Pendleton Pilot Rock Stanfield Ukiah Umatilla Weston

CDPs	Cayuse Gopher Flats Kirkpatrick Mission Riverside Tutuilla Umapine

Other unincorporated communities	Bingham Springs Cold Springs Ferndale Gibbon Havana Hinkle Holdman Lehman Springs McKay McNary Meacham Myrick Nolin Nye Rieth Sunnyside Tollgate

Indian reservation	Umatilla Indian Reservation

Ghost towns	Blakeley Ordnance Riverview

Coordinates: 45°44′29″N 118°36′15″W / 45.741520°N 118.604142°W / 45.741520; -118.604142

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