Salisbury, Oregon

Salisbury is an unincorporated historic community[1] in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Powder River at the junction of Oregon Route 7 and Oregon Route 245 about 10 miles southwest of Baker City. The elevation is 3655 feet (1114 m).[1]

The place was once named "Bennett", probably after a local resident.[2] Salisbury post office, established in 1906 and closed in 1907, was named after Hiram H. Salisbury, a superintendent for the W. H. Eccles Lumber Company.[2] Salisbury was also a station on the Sumpter Valley Railway.[3] In 1940, Salisbury had a population of 4.[4] As of 1980, "there was little evidence of commercial activity".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Salisbury (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  2. 1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 841. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  3. ↑ Mullett, Alfred; Leonard Merritt (2009). Sumpter Valley Railway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7385-7125-6.
  4. ↑ 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. 283. OCLC 4874569.

Coordinates: 44°39′12″N 117°52′24″W / 44.653212°N 117.873271°W / 44.653212; -117.873271


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