Basque, Oregon
Basque, Oregon | |
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  Basque, Oregon Location within the state of Oregon  Basque, Oregon Basque, Oregon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′39″N 117°52′07″W / 42.41083°N 117.86861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Malheur |
| Elevation | 4,459 ft (1,359 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| Area code | 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136038[1] |
Basque is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and McDermitt.[2] Basque migrants, many of them sheepherders, settled in remote parts of southeastern Oregon between the 1880s and the 1930s.[3]
Education
It is in the McDermitt School District.[4][5] The district sends its students to McDermitt Combined School of the Humboldt County School District of Nevada.[6]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basque, Oregon
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 87. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ Etulain, Richard. "Basques". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Malheur County, OR (PDF) (Map). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2025. - Text list - Compare to the highway map.
- ^ "OREGON TRANSPORTATION MAP Showing Federal Functional Classification of Roads MALHEUR COUNTY Sheet 7 of 10" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 23, 2025. - Compare to the school district map.
- ^ "McDermitt". Malheur Education Service District. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
